People v. Epps

A jury found defendant, Leroy Epps, guilty of the offenses of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1(a)(1)) and attempted murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 8 — 4(a)). Defendant was subsequently sentenced to a term of natural life imprisonment for the murder and a 60-year extended term of imprisonment for the attempted murder, with the sentences to be served consecutively.

On appeal, defendant raises three issues for this court’s consideration: (1) that he was denied a fair trial because the trial court incorrectly determined that a 6-year-old prosecution witness was…