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PEOPLE v. BULL

No. 81578.

705 N.E.2d 824 (1998)

185 Ill.2d 179

235 Ill.Dec. 641

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Donald BULL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied February 1, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

State Appellate Defender/Supreme Court Unit, Springfield, Steven Clark, Assistant Appellate Defender, Capital Litigation Division, Chicago, for Donald R. Bull.

Jim Ryan, Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Div., Chicago, State's Attorney Fulton County, Lewistown, Penelope M. George, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, for the People.

Chief Justice FREEMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Fulton County, defendant, Donald Bull, was convicted of the first degree murder of Donna Tompkins and her daughter, Justine, the concealment of their homicidal deaths, and the aggravated arson of their home. See 720 ILCS 5/9-1(a), 9-3.1(a), 20-1.1(a)(1) (West 1992). Defendant chose to have the trial judge determine his sentence. At a separate sentencing hearing...

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