PEOPLE v. TOWNS

No. 81435.

696 N.E.2d 1128 (1998)

182 Ill.2d 491

231 Ill.Dec. 557

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Terrance TOWNS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

June 18, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anna Ahronheim, Capital Litigation Div., Chicago, for Terrance Towns.

Penelope M. George, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago, State's Attorney St. Clair County, Belleville, Jim Ryan, Atty. Gen., Criminal Appeals Div., Chicago, for the People.


Justice BILANDIC delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Terrance Towns, appeals from an order of the circuit court of St. Clair County dismissing his amended petition for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. Defendant's appeal lies directly to this court pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 651(a) (134 Ill.2d R. 651(a)).

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of murder. The jury also found defendant eligible for the death penalty...

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