Justice NICKELS delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Lake County, defendant, Alton Coleman, was found guilty of aggravated kidnapping (Ill. Rev.Stat.1983, ch. 38, par. 10-2) and murder (Ill.Rev.Stat.1983, ch. 38, par. 9-1) in connection with the abduction and death of nine-year-old Vernita Wheat. The jury found defendant eligible for the death penalty (Ill. Rev.Stat.1983, ch. 38, pars. 9-1(b)(3), (b)(7)) and found that...
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