People v. Bell

Defendants Darryl Bell, Kevin Mitchell, William Martin, and Vincent Bevley were convicted, after trial by jury, of murder (one count each), attempted murder (five counts each), and armed violence based on attempted murder (five counts each). (See 111. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, pars. 9 — 1(a), 8 — 4(a), and 33A — 2.) No issue is raised on the sentences imposed by the trial court, but the defendants assert that their convictions should be reversed for the following reasons:

1. The evidence is not sufficient to prove that (a) Mitchell and Bell intended to kill the attempted-murder complainants, or…