People v. Brumley

Defendant Vincent Brumley and two codefendants, Steven Anderson and Lome Gray, were charged in a 22-count indictment and separate trials were conducted. Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant was found guilty of murder, armed robbery, and aggravated kidnapping (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, pars. 9— 1, 18 — 2, 10 — 2). He was sentenced to concurrent terms of imprisonment of 55 years for murder, 30 years for armed robbery, and 15 years for aggravated kidnapping. On appeal, defendant contends that (1) the trial court erred in considering evidence outside the…