1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. N.E.2d
  4. 656 N.E.2d
  5. 656 N.E.2d 750 (1995)
 

PEOPLE v. FRANKLIN

No. 75570.

656 N.E.2d 750 (1995)

167 Ill.2d 1

212 Ill.Dec. 153

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. William FRANKLIN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied October 2, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kim Robert Fawcett, Assistant Appellate Defender, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, and Larry Carlson and Marshall J. Hartman, all of Chicago, for appellant.

Roland W. Burris and James E. Ryan, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Jack O'Malley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Arleen C. Anderson, Assistant Attorney General, of Chicago, and Renee G. Goldfarb, William D. Carroll and Sally L. Dilgart, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Justice HEIPLE delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, William Franklin, was convicted by a jury in the circuit court of Cook County for the murder of Elgin Evans, Jr. The same jury found defendant eligible for the death penalty on the basis of having previously been convicted of a murder in addition to the murder of Evans. (Ill.Rev. Stat.1991, ch. 38, par. 9—1(b)(3).) After hearing evidence in aggravation and mitigation, the jury determined that...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases