People v. Peoples

Following a jury trial, defendant Christopher Peoples was convicted of first degree murder and home invasion in connection with the shooting death of Brian Campbell. Defendant’s 75-year sentence for the murder included a 25-year enhancement under the “15/20/25-to-life” statutory sentence enhancements in section 5 — 8—1(a)(1)(d) of the Unified Code of Corrections (730 ILCS 5 — 8—l(a)(l)(d)(i) through (a)(l)(d)(iii) (West Supp. 2005). Defendant also was sentenced to a consecutive term of 10 years for home invasion, for a total sentence of 85 years in prison. On appeal, defendant contends that…