People v. Cox

FOURTH DIVISION November 21, 2007 No. 1-05-3436 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the Circuit Court ) of Cook County, Illinois Plaintiff-Appellee, ) ) v. ) No. 04 CR 283 ) QUENTIN COX, ) ) Honorable Lawrence P. Fox, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding Justice Murphy delivered the opinion of the court: Defendant, Quentin Cox, was convicted of first-degree murder after a jury trial and sentenced to 40 years’ imprisonment for the murder and a 25-year enhancement for personally discharging a firearm. On appeal, defendant contends that (1) the State failed to prove him guilty…