People v. Sanders

2016 IL 118123

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. 118123) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. McCLAIN SANDERS, Appellant. Opinion filed January 22, 2016. CHIEF JUSTICE GARMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Justices Freeman, Thomas, Kilbride, Karmeier, Burke, and Theis concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION ¶1 Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, petitioner McClain Sanders was convicted of first degree murder and aggravated kidnapping. He was sentenced to concurrent prison terms of 60 years and 15 years,…