People v. Sanchez

PRESIDING JUSTICE COCCIA

delivered the opinion of the court:

Introduction

Following a bench trial, the circuit court found defendant Jesus Sanchez guilty of murder and sentenced him to 34 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. In this court, Sanchez challenges his conviction and sentence on numerous grounds. We affirm for the following reasons.

Background

On November 19, 1985, Sanchez was indicted for the offense of murder, which was then defined as follows:

“(a) A person who kills an individual without lawful justification commits murder if, in performing the acts which cause the…