People v. Sheridan

Defendant was convicted by a jury of murder and sentenced to 70 to 210 years’ imprisonment. His appeal was timely.

Before discussing defendant’s contentions on appeal, the court must dispose of a preliminary matter. The record on appeal contains a volume III which consists of the circuit court minutes showing that on August 24, 1976, more than four months after defendant’s notice of appeal herein was filed, a murder indictment was dismissed against Robert Cash, an accomplice of defendant who testified at defendant’s trial for the State. The apparent reason for the minutes’ insertion in the…