People v. Mifflin

Following a bench trial, defendant Dale Mifflin was convicted of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1(a)(2)) and sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment. Defendant appeals from this judgment of the circuit court of Champaign County. We affirm.

Defendant raises three issues on appeal: (1) whether he was proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, (2) whether his trial counsel was incompetent, (3) whether the trial court abused its discretion by sentencing him to 25 years’ imprisonment.

On July 26, 1982, at 6:25 p.m., defendant called for an ambulance saying that he had a baby who was not…