People v. Stevens
Case Date: 07/31/2000
Court: 4th District Appellate
Docket No: 4-99-0462 Rel
3 August 2000 NO. 4-99-0462 IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS FOURTH DISTRICT
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 Stevens, No. 4-93-0725 (March 26, 1996) (unpublished orderunder Supreme Court Rule 23).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, |