Appellate Court of Illinois January 15, 1997, 4-95-0276 (People v. Neal)

JUSTICE GREEN

delivered the opinion of the court:

This case comes to us in an unusual procedural posture. On May 25, 1994, after a jury trial in the circuit court of Macon County, defendant Andre J. Neal was convicted of three counts of attempt (first degree murder) (720 ILCS 5/8—4, 9—1(a)(1) (West 1992)).