People v. Sheley

¶ 1 Defendant, Nicholas T. Sheley, appeals his conviction of four counts of first degree murder. Specifically, defendant contends that the circuit court erred in denying his motion for a mistrial because reversible error occurred when the judge fell asleep during the jury trial. We affirm.

¶ 2 FACTS

¶ 3 The State charged defendant with 15 counts of first degree murder ( 720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 2008) ) for causing the deaths of Dayan Blake, Brock Branson, Kilynna Blake, and Kenneth Ulve. With regard to the murder of Dayan, the indictment alleged that Dayan was under 12 years old and…