People v. Willis

FIRST DIVISION

June 1, 2004

No. 1-01-3863

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

BRIAN WILLIS,

Defendant-Appellant.)))))))))

Appeal from

the Circuit Court

of Cook County

96 CR 25928

Honorable

Kenneth Wadas,

Judge Presiding

A jury convicted defendant Brian Willis of two counts of first degree murder for the shooting deaths of 23-year-old Alexander Clair and 25-year-old Jewel Marie Washington on October 30, 1996, near the intersection of 69th and Calumet Streets in Chicago. Willis was sentenced to natural life in prison. In this appeal, Willis claims that reversal is warranted because (1)…