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PEOPLE v. BYAS

Nos. 79-2267, 79-2303 cons.

104 Ill. App.3d 562 (1982)

432 N.E.2d 1226

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PHILLIP BYAS et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Opinion filed February 25, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence Wolf Levin and Steven R. Decker, both of Chicago, for appellant Phillip Byas.

Daniel D. Yuhas, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant Jesse Deloach.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr and Kevin Sweeney, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE ROMITI delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants Phillip Byas and Jesse Deloach were jointly tried before a jury for the murders of Randall White and James Smith. They were convicted of both murders and sentenced to concurrent 40-year prison terms.

On appeal both defendants contend (1) they were not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and (2) they were denied a fair trial when the prosecutor informed the jury defendants...

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