People v. Hetzel

Following a bench trial, defendant Michael A. Hetzel was convicted of two counts of murder and one count of armed violence in connection with the stabbing death of his neighbor, a 27-year-old woman, in Lyons, Illinois. The 16-year-old defendant was sentenced on October 30, 1986, to 30 years’ imprisonment in the Department of Corrections for murder, concurrent with a term of 15 years for armed violence. Defendant was confined to juvenile facilities at the Department of Corrections. The convictions were affirmed on direct appeal on March 22, 1989. People v. Hetzel (1989), 181 Ill. App. 3d 85,…