People v. Hampton

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of the murder of William Eskridge in violation of section 9 — 1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1) and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 18 years nor more than 36 years. He contends the trial court erred when it (1) stated his motion for discharge would toll his term for retrial, and (2) excluded and admitted certain evidence during the course of his trial.

Defendant’s initial trial for this offense ended in a mistrial on June 7, 1974. At that time, he requested a copy of the report of…