People v. Tisdel

FOURTH DIVISION

MARCH 31, 2003

No. 1-98-0393

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court of

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County)

v. ) No. 96 CR 22999)

MELVIN TISDEL, ) The Honorable) Stanley Sacks,

Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding.

The facts of this case have been set forth in detail by our appellate court opinion, People v. Tisdel , 316 Ill. App. 3d 1143 (2000), and the supreme court's decision People v. Tisdel , 201 Ill. 2d 210 (2002).

Following a jury trial defendant, Melvin Tisdel, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to 35 years in prison. We reversed…