PEOPLE v. THOMAS

No. 78048.

664 N.E.2d 76 (1996)

171 Ill.2d 207

215 Ill.Dec. 679

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Demetris THOMAS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

March 21, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roland Burris and James E. Ryan, Attorneys General, Springfield, and Jack O'Malley, State's Attorney, Chicago (Arleen C. Anderson, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, and Renee G. Goldfarb, James E. Fitzgerald and Susan R. Schierl, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Rita A. Fry, Public Defender, Chicago (James S. Jacobs, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellee.


Justice HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Demetris Thomas, was indicted in the circuit court of Cook County on two counts of first degree murder (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1991, ch. 38, pars. 9-1(a)(1), (a)(2)), one count of attempt (first degree murder) (Ill.Rev. Stat.1991, ch. 38, pars. 8-4(a), 9-1(a)(1)), one count of aggravated battery with a firearm (Ill.Rev.Stat.1991, ch. 38, par. 12-4.2(a)), two counts of aggravated battery (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1991, ch...

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