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PEOPLE v. ADAMS

No. 57444.

109 Ill.2d 102 (1985)

485 N.E.2d 339

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. LARRY JOE ADAMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied December 2, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Schiedel, Carroll J. King and Gary S. Rapaport, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Springfield, for appellant.

Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, of Springfield (Mark L. Rotert, Michael V. Accettura and James V. Cinotto, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed; sentence vacated; cause remanded.

JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

After the defendant, Larry Joe Adams, was found guilty of the murder of pharmacist Eugene Ponder following a jury trial in the circuit court of Madison County, the prosecution asked for a hearing on the question of whether the death penalty should be imposed (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 9-1(d)). Following...

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