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PEOPLE v. RHOADES

No. 5-98-0821.

753 N.E.2d 537 (2001)

323 Ill. App.3d 644

257 Ill.Dec. 342

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert Ben RHOADES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied August 15, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, Paige Clark Strawn, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, IL, Attorneys for Appellant.

John Knight, State's Attorney, Greenville, IL; Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Gerry R. Arnold, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, IL, Attorneys for Appellee.

Justice GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

Robert Ben Rhoades (defendant), pursuant to negotiations with the State, on September 11, 1992, pled guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to imprisonment for natural life. The sentence of death had been a possibility because on May 6, 1992, the State had filed a notice that it intended to seek the death penalty. This is defendant's third appeal to this court. Due to the procedural history of this case...

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