People v. Reeves

THIRD DIVISION

June 14, 2000

No. 1-97-4454

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

MARVIN REEVES,

Defendant-Appellant.)))))))))

Appeal from the

Circuit Court of

Cook County

No. 88 CR 15409

Honorable

John E. Morrissey,

Judge Presiding.

PRESIDING JUSTICE CAHILL delivered the opinion of the court:

This case comes to us after a second jury trial in which defendant Marvin Reeves was convicted of five counts of first degree murder and five counts of aggravated arson. He was sentenced to natural life without parole. Defendant's first trial resulted in a guilty verdict, but on appeal we reversed…