PEOPLE v. KUBAT

No. 53726.

94 Ill.2d 437 (1983)

447 N.E.2d 247

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. ROBERT KUBAT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied April 8, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender, and Gary R. Peterson and Charles M. Schiedel, Assistant Defenders, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Springfield, for appellant.

Tyrone C. Fahner, Attorney General, of Springfield (Michael B. Weinstein, Darrell Panethiere, Neal B. Goodfriend, and David Bindi, Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Robert Kubat, was indicted by a Lake County grand jury for the aggravated kidnaping and murder on November 2, 1979, of Lydia Hyde. Prior to trial, the State announced its intention to seek the death penalty, and after an extensive voir dire examination, a jury was empaneled. Following a five-day trial, the jury found defendant...

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