People v. Jacobs

The defendant, Phillip Lewis Jacobs, was found guilty of murder by a Du Page County circuit court jury and was sentenced to a term of 45 to 65 years in the penitentiary. His appeal to the appellate court was dismissed by that court on its own motion for failure of the defendant to file abstract and briefs. Defendant’s motion to reinstate the appeal was denied, and we have allowed defendant’s petition for leave to appeal.

The jury returned its guilty verdict on October 29, 1970. Defendant’s post-trial motions were denied, and at the conclusion of a sentencing hearing on December 21, the court…