People v. Campbell

NO. 4-99-0099

IN THE APPELLATE COURT

OF ILLINOIS

FOURTH DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Circuit Court of

v. ) Champaign County

TESHOME CAMPBELL, ) No. 97CF1862

Defendant-Appellant. )) Honorable) John G. Townsend,) Judge Presiding.

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On October 15, 1998, a jury convicted defendant, Teshome Campbell, of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(2) (West 1996)) for his involvement in the beating death of James Shepherd. On November 24, 1998, the trial court denied defendant's posttrial motion and…