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PEOPLE v. CORTES

No. 80149.

692 N.E.2d 1129 (1998)

181 Ill.2d 249

229 Ill.Dec. 918

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Juan CORTES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied March 30, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Hanlon, Asst. State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for Juan Cortes.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney Cook County, Crim. Appeals Div., James Beligratis, Assistant State's Attorney, Chicago, Jim Ryan, Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Div., Chicago, for the People.

Justice HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Juan Cortes, was convicted of four counts of first degree murder (Ill.Rev.Stat.1991, ch. 38, par. 9-1) and two counts of armed robbery (Ill.Rev.Stat.1991, ch. 38, par. 18-2). Defendant elected to have the trial court determine his sentence, and the court found that he was eligible for the death penalty because he was convicted of murdering two...

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