People v. Cabrera

The defendant, William Cabrera, was found guilty of murder, robbery and burglary by a jury in the circuit court of Cook County (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, pars. 9 — 1(a)(1), 18 — 1, 19 — 1) and was sentenced to a term of 60 years for murder and to extended-term concurrent sentences of 14 years for burglary and robbery. The appellate court affirmed the convictions but reduced the defendant’s sentence for burglary and robbery to seven years. (134 Ill. App. 3d 526.) We granted the defendant’s petition for leave to appeal (103 Ill. 2d R. 315).

On this appeal the defendant claims (1) the trial…