People v. Arroyo

Defendant, Carlos Arroyo, was convicted of first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9—1 (West 1996)) and was subsequently sentenced to 60 years’ imprisonment. This court reversed that conviction and sentence and remanded the cause for a new trial. People v. Arroyo, No. 2—97— 0158 (1998) (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23). Defendant was retried before a jury, was convicted, and was sentenced to 54 years’ imprisonment. This court reversed defendant’s conviction and remanded for new trial in People v. Arroyo, 328 Ill. App. 3d 861 (2002). Our supreme court denied the State’s petition for…