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PEOPLE v. NIELSON

No. 83127.

718 N.E.2d 131 (1999)

187 Ill.2d 271

240 Ill.Dec. 650

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Niels NIELSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied October 4, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Schiedel, Deputy Defender, Allen H. Andrews, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for Niels Nielson.

James E. Ryan, Attorney General, Springfield, Kevin C. Kakac, State's Attorney, Fairfield (William L. Browers, Steven J. Zick, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, of counsel), for the People.

Justice RATHJE delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Niels Nielson, was charged by indictment with six counts of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 1996)) and two counts of concealing a homicidal death (720 ILCS 5/9-3.1(a) (West 1996)). A jury convicted defendant of two of the first degree murder counts and both concealment counts. The same jury sentenced defendant to death, and the circuit court of Wayne County imposed two extended 10...

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