PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

No. 80377.

692 N.E.2d 1109 (1998)

181 Ill.2d 297

229 Ill.Dec. 898

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Elton L. WILLIAMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion Modified on Denial of Rehearing January 23, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

State Appellate Defender, Supreme Court Unit, Allen H. Andrews, Asst. State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for Elton L. Williams.

Jim Ryan, Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Div., Chicago, State's Attorney, Will County, Joliet, 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 Will County, defendant, Elton L. Williams, was convicted of first degree murder arising from the shooting death of police officer Timothy Simenson. At a separate sentencing hearing, the same jury found defendant eligible for the death penalty. The jury also found that there were no mitigating factors sufficient to preclude imposition of that sentence. The trial...

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