People v. Willis

PRESIDING JUSTICE McNULTY

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, defendant George Willis was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. On direct appeal, his conviction was affirmed, but the cause was remanded for resentencing because the trial court imposed the sentence based on the aggravating factor that defendant’s conduct resulted in the taking of a life. (People v. Willis (1991), 210 Ill. App. 3d 379, 569 N.E.2d 113.) Following a new sentencing hearing, defendant was again sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. Defendant challenges…