Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Sentencing
Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of first degree murder of his wife, and was sentenced to 56 years in prison, which included a 25-year mandatory firearm enhancement. Court properly considered evidence in mitigation, including whether circumstances of offense were unlikely to reoccur, remorse, personal life improvement, and provocation or justification. (NEVILLE and PIERCE, concurring.)