People v. Padgett

PRESIDING JUSTICE TULLY

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Michael Padgett, was indicted for the murder of his estranged wife, Renee Padgett, on February 22, 1990, in violation of section 9 — 1(a)(1) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1(a)(1) (now codified, as amended, as 720 ILCS 5/9— 1(a)(1) (West 1992))). Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant was found guilty, convicted and sentenced to 28 years’ imprisonment. Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 603 (134 Ill. 2d R. 603), defendant now appeals the judgment of conviction…