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People v. Campbell

Case Date: 12/16/1999
Court: 4th District Appellate
Docket No: 4-98-0532

People v. Campbell, No. 4-98-0532

4th District, 16 December 1999

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

CORNELL CAMPBELL,

Defendant-Appellant.

 Appeal from Circuit Court of Sangamon County

No. 97CF495

Honorable Sue E. Myerscough, Judge Presiding.

JUSTICE GARMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury convicted defendant Cornell Campbell of attempt (armed robbery) (720 ILCS 5/8-4, 18-2(a) (West 1998)) and two counts of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 1998)) and the trial court sentenced him to 75 years. Defendant raises the following arguments on appeal: (1) the trial court denied him a fair trial by allowing the State use his nickname, "Psycho"; (2) Public Act 89-689 (Pub. Act 89-689, eff. December 31, 1996 (1996 Ill. Laws 3775)), which enacted section 115-10.2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Criminal Procedure Code) (725 ILCS 5/115-10.2 (West 1998)) (residual hearsay statute), violates the single subject rule of the Illinois Constitution (single subject rule) (Ill. Const. 1970, art. IV,