People v. Edgeston

Defendant, Ondrea Edgeston, was charged by indictment with first degree murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1) and attempted murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 8 — 4(a)). A jury acquitted him of the attempted murder charge but convicted him of first degree murder, and the court sentenced him to 60 years in prison. On appeal defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence against him and alleges ineffective assistance of trial counsel.

On March 10, 1990, around 1:30 a.m., Charlotte Meyers heard someone knock at her front door. The knocking grew louder until it sounded…