People v. Wilson

Following a jury trial in September 1996, defendant, Leroy Wilson, was convicted of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9—1 (West 1994)) and aggravated discharge of a firearm (720 ILCS 5/24—1.2(a)(3) (West 1994)), and received an extended-term of 80 years’ imprisonment and a concurrent term of 30 years’ imprisonment, respectively. Defendant appeals, arguing: (1) he was deprived of the right to a trial by an impartial jury; (2) he was denied the right to effective assistance of trial counsel; (3) his extended-term sentence for murder was an abuse of discretion; and (4) the legislation enacting the…