People v. Kendricks

Defendant was charged with murder and aggravated battery. The Mai court, sitting without a jury, found him guilty of both charges. Defendant was sentenced to 18 to 40 years for murder and 8 to 10 years for aggravated battery, the sentences to run concurrently. On appeal, defendant urges that the evidence produced at trial was insufficient to sustain the convictions for the crimes; that, with respect to the murder charge, defendant’s right to due process was violated; and that the sentence imposed on the murder charge was excessive.

Certain facts are undisputed. On February 24, 1968, defendant…