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PEOPLE v. LUCAS

No. 4-90-0410.

574 N.E.2d 850 (1991)

215 Ill. App.3d 148

158 Ill.Dec. 737

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John W. LUCAS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

June 18, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, Springfield, Lawrence J. Essig, Asst. Defender, for defendant-appellant.

Craig H. DeArmond, State's Atty., Danville, Kenneth R. Boyle, Director, State's Attys., Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, Elliott Turpin, Staff Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

Justice KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in Vermilion County, defendant John W. Lucas was convicted of four counts of murder and concealment of a homicidal death. (Ill.Rev.Stat.1985, ch. 38, pars. 9-1, 9-3.1.) The defendant was found to be eligible for the death penalty under section 9-1 (b)(7) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill.Rev.Stat.1985, ch. 38, par. 9-1(b)(7)). This statute provides:

"A defendant who at the time of the...

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