People v. Burns

PRESIDING JUSTICE SOUTH

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Terrence Burns, was charged by indictment with four counts of first" degree murder, one count of armed violence, one count of attempted armed robbery, and one count of attempted robbery arising out of the 1995 shooting death of Ethan Kane. Prior to trial, the State nol-prossed the armed violence and attempted robbery charges. Following a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of first degree murder and attempted armed robbery and was sentenced to a term of 40 years on the murder conviction and a consecutive 10-year term on…