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PEOPLE v. ADAMS

No. 5-00-0145.

775 N.E.2d 197 (2002)

333 Ill. App.3d 171

266 Ill.Dec. 635

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry Joe ADAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

August 13, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Joe Adams, Menard, for Appellant.

William Haine, Madison County State's Attorney, Edwardsville, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Patrick D. Daly, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for Appellee.

Justice RARICK delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial, Larry Joe Adams (defendant) was convicted of armed robbery and murder in connection with the shooting death of Eugene Ponder on May 10, 1982, in Alton, Illinois. Defendant was sentenced to death for the murder and to 60 years' imprisonment for the armed robbery. On direct appeal, defendant's sentence of death was vacated because of improper comments made at both stages of the sentencing hearing...

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