People v. Benford

FIRST DIVISION

March 23, 1998

No. 1-95-4312

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

WILLETTE BENFORD,

Defendant-Appellant.)))))))))

Appeal from the

Circuit Court of

Cook County

Honorable

John J. Moran,

Judge Presiding.

A jury convicted defendant, Willette Benford, of first degree murder for the death of Patricia Phillips. The trial court sentenced defendant to 50 years in prison. Defendant next brought this timely appeal, asserting that: (1) she was denied a fair trial by the trial court's admission of an evidentiary photograph of the decedent's nude body, where it depicted a large,…