People v. Stevens

PRESIDING JUSTICE COOK

delivered the opinion of the court:

In 1993, a jury convicted defendant, Randall Wayne Stevens, of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1 (West 1992)), and the trial court sentenced him to natural life in prison. In March 1996, this court affirmed defendant’s conviction. People v. Stevens, No. 4 — 93—0725 (March 26, 1996) (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23). In May 1999, defendant filed a motion for deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing (725 ILCS 5/116 — 3 (West 1998), added by Pub. Act 90 — 141, § 5, eff. January 1, 1998 (1997 Ill. Laws 2461, 2461)), and the…