People v. Durham

This court affirmed, as modified, defendant’s conviction in People v. Durham, 303 Ill. App. 3d 763 (1999). Our supreme court, in denying defendant’s leave to appeal, exercised its supervisory authority and vacated this court’s judgment, ordering this court to reconsider the case in light of People v. Whitney, 188 Ill. 2d 91 (1999).

Defendant, Byron M. Durham, appeals from his convictions of first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 1996)) and aggravated battery with a firearm (720 ILCS 5/12 — 4.2(a)(1) (West 1996)) and his consecutive sentences of 27 years’ imprisonment for…