PEOPLE v. MORALES

No. 1-99-0033.

768 N.E.2d 84 (2002)

329 Ill. App.3d 97

263 Ill.Dec. 324

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jesus Fidel MORALES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

March 28, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrea D. Lyon, Ann Arbor, MI, Andrea D. Lyon, Chicago, for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, Renee Goldfarb, Linda Woloshin, Sari London, Office of the Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago, for Appellee.


Justice THEIS delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of first degree murder, solicitation to commit murder for hire, and conspiracy to commit murder. Defendant waived a jury for the sentencing phase of trial, where he was found eligible for the death penalty. The trial court found mitigating factors to preclude the imposition of the death penalty and sentenced defendant to natural life imprisonment without the possibility...

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