People v. Bond

Following a joint jury trial, defendant, Keith Bond, was found guilty of murder and attempted armed robbery, and sentenced to serve concurrent terms of 30 and 25 years’ imprisonment, respectively. As set forth in the companion case, People v. Sevier (1992), 230 Ill. App. 3d 1071, Bond was charged with the shooting death of William Young on December 24, 1984. This court has reversed and remanded for a new trial the convictions of codefendants Edward Sevier and Sylterrell Brown for their participation in this offense.

On appeal, defendant alleges reversible error on the following issues: (1)…