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PEOPLE v. SIMS

No. 84686.

736 N.E.2d 1048 (2000)

192 Ill.2d 592

249 Ill.Dec. 610

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Paris D. SIMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied October 2, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Schiedel, Deputy Defender, and John J. Hanlon and John M. McCarthy, Assistant Defenders, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Springfield, for appellant.

James E. Ryan, Attorney General, of Springfield (Joel D. Bertocchi, Solicitor General, and William L. Browers, Steven J. Zick and David H. Iskowich, Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, of counsel), for the People.

Justice McMORROW delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of St. Clair County, the defendant, Paris D. Sims, was convicted of first degree murder, attempted first degree murder and armed robbery. At a separate sentencing hearing, the same jury found defendant eligible for the death penalty. The jury also found that there were no mitigating circumstances sufficient to preclude imposition of that sentence. Defendant was sentenced...

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