Legal Opinion

People v. Norwood

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 16, 2005No. 1-04-1177 RelPublished

1Opinion of the Court 1

SIXTH DIVISION

December16, 2005

No. 1-04-1177

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court of

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County.)) No. 00 CR 26354)

KELVIN NORWOOD, ) Honorable) Lawrence P. Fox,

Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding.

2Opinion of the Court · SmithJustice Fitzgerald Smith

A jury found defendant Kelvin Norwood guilty of aggravated arson and first degree murder committed in an exceptionally brutal or heinous manner indicative of wanton cruelty. The trial court sentenced him to an extended term of 100 years for first degree murder and a consecutive term of 20 years for aggravated arson. On appeal, defendant argues…

3Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. People v. EnochIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
  4. People v. CollinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
  5. People v. HerronIllinois Supreme Court · 2005

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