People v. Hendricks

Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant Jerome Hendricks was found guilty of first degree murder, aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated kidnapping, kidnapping, unlawful restraint and concealment of a homicidal death. Defendant was sentenced to natural life imprisonment for murder plus concurrent sentences for the remaining offenses, the longest of which was 30 years’ imprisonment for criminal sexual assault. These sentences run consecutively to the natural life sentence.

The record on appeal indicates the following facts. Before trial, defendant moved to…