Appellate Court of Illinois August 11, 1995, 1-93-4468 (People v. Figgs)

JUSTICE EGAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

A grand jury indicted the defendant, Livell Figgs, and his codefendant, Jesse Hamilton, for first degree murder for the August 5, 1990, fatal shooting of Carlos Palton. The defendant filed a motion for severance, and he and Hamilton were tried simultaneously before two separate juries.