People v. Hoffstetter

The defendant, Steven Hoffstetter, was charged by information in Madison County with the murders of Della Riggins, Kevin Burch and Christopher Schrom and with armed robbery and home invasion. A jury found the defendant guilty of armed robbery, home invasion and three counts of murder. The State requested a hearing to determine whether the death penalty should be imposed. However, the State later withdrew this request and the circuit court imposed the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment for each count of murder and concurrent sentences of 30 years’ imprisonment each for armed robbery and…