People v. Jefferson

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, the defendant, Norma Jefferson, was found guilty of attempted first degree murder and aggravated battery and was sentenced to 35 years’ imprisonment for those offenses. The appellate court affirmed the defendant’s convictions and sentence in an unpublished order. No. 1—96—1163 (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23 (166 Ill. 2d R. 23)). We allowed the defendant’s petition for leave to appeal (166 Ill. 2d R. 315(a)), and we now affirm the judgment of the appellate court.

The facts in the case are not in dispute, and they may be…