People v. Weaver

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE McGLOON

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Nelson Weaver, was indicted with Dennis Pearson for rape, aggravated kidnapping, theft, armed robbery and attempt to commit murder. He was tried separately in the circuit court of Cook County and found guilty by a jury of all the charges except armed robbery of which the jury found him not guilty. He was sentenced to 100 to 150 years for rape, 100 to 150 years for aggravated kidnapping, 5 to 10 years for theft, and 10 to 15 years for attempt to commit murder, which sentence was to be consecutive to the first three…