People v. Ingram

FIRST DIVISION May 17, 2010 No. 1-07-2229 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court Plaintiff-Appellee, ) of Cook County. ) v. ) No. 04 CR 17334 ) BRENETTA INGRAM, ) Honorable ) Stanley J. Sacks, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE LAMPKIN delivered the opinion of the court: A jury convicted defendant, Brenetta Ingram, of first degree murder. Defendant contends she is entitled to a new trial because the trial court failed to comply with Supreme Court Rule 431(b) ((Official Reports Advance Sheet No. 8 (April 11, 2007), R. 431, eff. May 1, 2007).…