People v. Horton

STERNBERG, Judge.

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Ar-vell Horton, Jr., was convicted of first degree felony murder, first degree sexual assault, second degree murder and violent crime. He was sentenced to the Department of Corrections for concurrent terms of life imprisonment (first degree murder), 12 years (first degree sexual assault), and 12 years (second degree assault), and he appeals. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Horton was arrested following an attack on a woman on October 31, 1981. The victim suffered multiple stab wounds to several vital organs and died from blood loss…