PEOPLE v. GOMEZ

No. 2-89-0574.

574 N.E.2d 822 (1991)

215 Ill. App.3d 208

158 Ill.Dec. 709

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Oscar M. GOMEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

Rehearing Denied July 24, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Joseph Weller, Deputy Defender, Manuel S. Serritos, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Thomas A. Lilien, Asst. Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, Elgin, for Oscar M. Gomez.

Michael J. Waller, Lake County State's Atty., Waukegan, William L. Browers, Deputy Director, David A. Bernhard (argued), State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, for People.


Justice NICKELS delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of seven counts of first degree murder, and judgment of conviction was entered on each guilty verdict. Although the State sought the death penalty, the court sentenced defendant to 40 years' imprisonment with his sentences to run concurrently. Defendant appeals, asserting that: (1) the State's entirely circumstantial case did not prove defendant guilty beyond a reasonable...

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