PEOPLE v. JONES

No. 85354.

730 N.E.2d 26 (2000)

191 Ill.2d 194

246 Ill.Dec. 346

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. William T. JONES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied May 30, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard B. Eisenberg, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for Appellant.

James E. Ryan, Attorney General, Springfield, and Gary D. Duncan, State's Attorney, Mt. Vernon (Joel D. Bertocchi, Solicitor General, William L. Browers, Michael M. Glick and Mary Beth Burns, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, of counsel), for the People.


Justice HEIPLE delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, William T. Jones, was convicted in the circuit court of Jefferson County of murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, residential burglary, and aggravated battery. Defendant waived his right to a jury for purposes of sentencing, and the trial court found him eligible for the death penalty. After hearing evidence in aggravation and mitigation, the trial court sentenced defendant to death.

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