People v. Woods

NO. 4-96-0065

IN THE APPELLATE COURT

OF ILLINOIS

FOURTH DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Circuit Court of

v. ) Sangamon County

TERRANCE WOODS, ) No. 94CF597

Defendant-Appellant. )) Honorable) Diane L. Brunton,) Judge Presiding.

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PRESIDING JUSTICE STEIGMANN delivered the opinion of the court:

In November 1995, a jury convicted defendant, Terrance Woods, of first degree murder, home invasion, and armed rob­bery (720 ILCS 5/9-1, 12-11, 18-2 (West 1994)). The trial court later sen­tenced him to…