People v. Mabry

In the wake of an armed robbery that resulted in the shooting death of a store owner on South Halsted Street in the city of Chicago, defendant Davon Mabry was arrested, charged with first degree murder, armed robbery and burglary. He was tried and found guilty of first degree murder and armed robbery by a jury and was initially sentenced by the trial judge to a period of 75 years’ imprisonment for the murder, to be served concurrently with 30 years’ imprisonment for armed robbery. After defendant had filed his notice of appeal, the trial court apparently recognized a sentencing error and…