People v. Horne

On January 29, 1987, defendant, his mother Ruby Horne, his sister Vivian Jackson, and Vivian’s daughter Tania Jackson were all living together at 7449 South Ingleside in the City of Chicago. At approximately 2:30 a.m that morning, Vivian was awakened by her mother, who was complaining that defendant was pestering her to give him some cigarettes. Vivian told Ruby to go back to sleep and lock her bedroom door. About an hour and a half later, however, Vivian once again was awakened by her mother’s beckoning. When she proceeded into Ruby’s room to investigate, she saw Ruby lying on the floor with…