People v. Daniels

FOURTH DIVISION

February 19, 2004

1-97-4354

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

Plaintiff-Appellee, )))

v. )))

SHEILA DANIELS, )) Honorable) Joseph J. Urso,

Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding.

PRESIDING JUSTICE QUINN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in 1990 before Judge Michael P. Toomin, defendant Sheila Daniels was convicted of the first degree murder of her paraplegic boyfriend, David McCoy, and was sentenced to an 80-year prison term. (footnote: 1) On appeal, with one justice dissenting, this court ruled, inter alia ,…