People v. Armstrong

SECOND DIVISION

DECEMBER 29, 2000

No. 1-98-4278

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court of

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County)

v. ) No. 95 CR 33433)

MICHAEL ARMSTRONG, ) The Honorable) Richard L. Samuels,

Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding.

Defendant-appellant, Michael Armstrong, and Wardell McClain, who is not a party to this appeal, were each charged with first degree murder pursuant to sections 9-1(a)(1) and (a)(2) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 1998)), for the beating and burning of Richard Will. Armstrong was sentenced to 90…