People v. Stevens

State: Illinois

Court: 4th District Appellate

Docket No: 4-99-0462 Rel

Case Date: 07/31/2000

3 August 2000

NO. 4-99-0462

IN THE APPELLATE COURT

OF ILLINOIS

FOURTH DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
                           Plaintiff-Appellee,
                           v.
RANDALL WAYNE STEVENS,
                           Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from
Circuit Court of
Vermilion County
No. 92CF455

Honorable
Claudia S. Anderson,
Judge Presiding.

PRESIDING JUSTICE COOK delivered the opinion of thecourt:

In 1993, a jury convicted defendant, Randall WayneStevens, of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1 (West 1992)), andthe trial court sentenced him to natural life in prison. InMarch 1996, this court affirmed defendant's conviction. Peoplev. Stevens, No. 4-93-0725 (March 26, 1996) (unpublished orderunder Supreme Court Rule 23). In May 1999, defendant filed amotion for deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing (725 ILCS 5/116-3(West 1998), added by Pub. Act 90-141,