People v. Dixon

In August 2003, a grand jury charged defendant, Lamonte Dixon, Jr., with four counts of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 2002)). After a February 2004 trial, a jury found defendant guilty of first degree murder. At a joint hearing in April 2004, the trial court denied defendant’s posttrial motion and sentenced him to 65 years’ imprisonment, which included a 25-year sentence enhancement imposed under section 5 — 8—1(a) (1) (d) (iii) of the Unified Code of Corrections (Unified Code) (730 ILCS 5/5 — 8—1(a)(1)(d)(iii) (West 2002)). The court later denied defendant’s…