People v. Gomez

After a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of seven counts of first degree murder, and judgment of conviction was entered on each guilty verdict. Although the State sought the death penalty, the court sentenced defendant to 40 years’ imprisonment with his sentences to run concurrently. Defendant appeals, asserting that: (1) the State’s entirely circumstantial case did not prove defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) the trial court’s failure to grant a continuance of the hearing on defendant’s post-trial motion alleging ineffective assistance of his trial counsel was an abuse of…