People v. Williams

The defendant was convicted by a jury of murder and attempt (armed robbery) and sentenced to serve concurrent terms in the penitentiary of 25 to 45 years for murder and 5 to 10 years for attempt. The Appellate Court for the First District reversed the convictions, holding that the defendant was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. (People v. Williams, 34 Ill. App. 3d 136.) We have granted the State’s petition for leave to appeal.

The indictment charged that the defendant, Joe Thomas, Ulysses Murphy and Larry J ones committed the offense of murder by shooting Ernest Bradley and also…