People v. Sawczenko-Dub

SECOND DIVISION

December 16, 2003

No. 1-02-2156

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

TAMARA SAWCZENKO-DUB,

Defendant-Appellant.)))))))))

Appeal from the

Circuit Court of

Cook County.

Honorable

Thomas M. Tucker,

Judge Presiding.

Following a bench trial, defendant Tamara Sawczenko-Dub was convicted of first degree murder of her husband, Donald Dub (Don). The trial court sentenced her to 45 years' imprisonment; 20 years (the minimum) for first degree murder plus the mandatory 25-year enhancement that was added to the sentencing statute (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1(a)(1)(d)(iii) (West 2000)) by…