PEOPLE v. FORT

Nos. 1-88-3632, 1-88-3635, 1-88-3636 and 1-89-0220.

618 N.E.2d 445 (1993)

248 Ill. App.3d 301

187 Ill.Dec. 854

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jeff FORT, Derrick Kees, Ray Ferguson, and William Doyle, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

Rehearing Denied July 7, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita A. Fry, Public Defender of Cook County (Donald S. Honchell, of counsel) for defendants-appellants.

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty. of Cook County (Renee Goldfarb, Judy L. DeAngelis and Carol L. Gaines, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice McNULTY delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial defendants Jeff Fort, Derrick Kees, Ray Ferguson and William Doyle were convicted of the murder of Willie Bibbs. Defendant Fort was sentenced to 75 years, defendants Kees and Doyle were sentenced to 55 years and defendant Ferguson was sentenced to natural life imprisonment. Defendants appeal their convictions and sentences.

The following issues are raised on appeal: (1) whether the prosecution...

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