Appellate Court of Illinois November 3, 1983, 4-83-0048 (People v. Wassell)

PRESIDING JUSTICE WEBBER

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was convicted by a jury in the circuit court of Pike County of the offense of solicitation (murder) in violation of section 8 — 1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 8 — 1). He was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment.