People v. Sevier

This appeal arises from three consolidated cases. Following a joint jury trial, defendants Edward Sevier and Sylterrell Brown were each found guilty of murder and attempted armed robbery. Sevier was sentenced to concurrent terms of 30 years’ imprisonment for murder and 15 years for attempted armed robbery. Brown was sentenced to concurrent terms of 35 years for murder, 25 years for attempted armed robbery, and 15 years for armed violence. (Codefendant Keith Bond was convicted of murder and attempted armed robbery in the same joint jury trial; however, we address the issues raised in Bond’s…