PEOPLE v. JONES

No. 62883.

123 Ill.2d 387 (1988)

528 N.E.2d 648

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. WILLIAM T. JONES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied October 3, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Schiedel, Deputy Defender, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Springfield, and Alan Raphael, of Chicago, for appellant.

Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, of Springfield (Roma Jones Stewart, Solicitor General, and Marcia L. Friedl, Assistant Attorney General, of Chicago, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE MILLER delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Jefferson County, the defendant, William T. Jones, was convicted of murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, residential burglary, and aggravated battery. The defendant waived his right to a jury for purposes of a death penalty hearing, and the trial judge sentenced him to death. The defendant's execution was stayed pending direct review by...

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