People v. Sims

SECOND DIVISION June 30, 2010 No. 1-09-0357 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from ) the Circuit Court Plaintiff-Appellee, ) of Cook County. ) v. ) No. 90 CR 17373 ) SIDNEY SIMS, ) Honorable ) Thomas P. Durkin, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE THEIS delivered the opinion of the court: Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to 50 years’ imprisonment. Defendant raises the following contentions on appeal: (1) he cannot obtain meaningful appellate review of his conviction and sentence where, through no fault of his own, the…