People v. Clay

843 N.E.2d 885 (2006)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Janene CLAY, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 1-04-2394.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

February 7, 2006.

Jessica D. Thomlinson, Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County (James Fitzgerald, Peter Fischer, of counsel), for Appellee.

This appeal arises from defendant Janene Clay's conviction of the first degree murder of her infant grandson. Defendant was tried in a bench trial and sentenced to 22…