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PEOPLE v. PECORARO

No. 67289

578 N.E.2d 942 (1991)

144 Ill.2d 1

161 Ill.Dec. 296

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. John PECORARO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied September 30, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kyle Wesendorf, Asst. Public Defender, Chicago, State Appellate Defender Springfield, Fourth Judicial Dist., Springfield, State Appellate Defender Chicago, First Judicial Dist., Chicago, for John Pecoraro.

Roland W. Burris, Atty. Gen., Crim. Appeals Div., Jack O'Malley, State's Atty. Cook Co., Crim. Appeals Div., Renee G. Goldfarb, Asst. State's Atty., Jeanette Sublett, Spec. Asst. State's Atty., Chicago, for people.

Justice HEIPLE delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, John Pecoraro, was found guilty of murder. He was sentenced to death. Defendant's execution was stayed pending direct review by this court (Ill.Const.1970, art. VI, § 4(b); 134 Ill.2d Rules 603, 609(a)). We affirm.

FACTS

The State presented the following evidence. On August 6, 1986, at approximately 9 a.m., Chicago Police...

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