PEOPLE v. SZABO

No. 80891.

708 N.E.2d 1096 (1998)

186 Ill.2d 19

237 Ill.Dec. 56

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. John SZABO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied March 29, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Cunningham, Attorney at Law, David Rubman, Law Office of David Rubman, Chicago, for John Szabo.

Hon. Jim Ryan, Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Div., Steven R. Splitt, Attorney Reg. & Disc. Comm., Chicago, State's Attorney Will County, Joliet, for the People.


Justice MILLER delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, John Szabo, brings this appeal from an order of the circuit court of Will County denying his post-conviction petition after an evidentiary hearing. Because the defendant received the death penalty for the underlying murder convictions, the present appeal lies directly to this court. 134 Ill.2d R. 651(a).

The defendant was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in the circuit court of Will...

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