PEOPLE v. WRIGHT

No. 84721.

723 N.E.2d 230 (1999)

189 Ill.2d 1

243 Ill.Dec. 198

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Patrick H. WRIGHT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied January 31, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan M. Freedman, Midwest Center for Justice, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Appellant.

Domenica A. Osterberger, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Appellee.


Justice RATHJE delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Patrick Wright, appeals from the trial court's dismissal of his second-amended post-conviction petition. Because defendant was sentenced to death for the underlying murder conviction, defendant appeals directly to this court. See 134 Ill.2d R. 651(a).

BACKGROUND

A jury convicted defendant of the 1983 murder of Carol Specht, the attempted murder of Connie Specht, and related counts of home...

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