People v. Campbell

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Calvin Campbell, was convicted of two counts of armed robbery and one count of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, pars. 18 — 2 and 9 — 1), and sentenced to concurrent terms of 10 to 30 years for each of the armed robberies and 100 to 300 years for murder. He appeals, contending that the sentence for murder is excessive. We affirm.

Eddie Pittman testified that on September 21,1974, at approximately 1 a.m., he and the deceased, Joseph Law, Sr., a Cook County deputy sheriff, were waiting for the elevator in their building residence, located in the Robert…