People v. Ager

Opinion by

Justice QUINN. *

Defendant, Daniel Leonard Ager, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of first degree (felony) murder, two counts of first degree assault, and accessory to murder in the first degree. He also appeals the consecutive nature of the sentences for first degree murder and first degree assault. We affirm.

The prosecution presented evidence that on the night of the homicide, defendant and two friends began drinking in a bar, and then went to the friends’ home. After consuming more alcoholic beverages, defendant and his friends…