PEOPLE v. STEIDL

Nos. 65714, 70320.

568 N.E.2d 837 (1991)

142 Ill.2d 204

154 Ill.Dec. 616

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Gordon "Randy" STEIDL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied April 1, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Schiedel and Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defenders, and Peter L. Rotskoff, Lawrence J. Essig and John J. Hanlon, Asst. Defenders, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, Springfield, and Amy Ratterree, law student, for appellant.

Neil F. Hartigan, Atty. Gen., Springfield (Robert J. Ruiz, Sol. Gen., and Terence M. Madsen and Nathan P. Maddox, Asst. Attys. Gen., of counsel), for the People.


Justice THOMAS J. MORAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Gordon "Randy" Steidl (Steidl), and codefendant Herbert Whitlock (Whitlock) were indicted for the murders of Dyke and Karen Rhoads, by an Edgar County grand jury. Defendant's motion for a change of venue was allowed and thereafter the court granted defendant's motion to sever his case from that of Whitlock. The venue for the trial was moved to Vermilion...

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