People v. Sangster

Following allowance of defendant’s motion for change of venue from Macon County, defendant, Willie T. Sangster, was convicted by a jury in the circuit court of Champaign County of the offenses of murder, armed robbery and aggravated kidnaping and sentenced to consecutive terms, respectively, of 40, 30 and 15 years. The appellate court affirmed the convictions but vacated the sentences and remanded for resentencing. (95 Ill. App. 3d 357.) We allowed the People’s petition for leave to appeal (73 Ill. 2d R. 315).

This case arises from the same occurrence involved in People v. Lewis (Cornelius)…