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PEOPLE v. WATSON

No. 1-03-1131.

807 N.E.2d 628 (2004)

347 Ill. App.3d 181

283 Ill.Dec. 23

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Henry WATSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

Rehearing Denied April 20, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago (Deputy Defender Charles M. Schiedel and Assistant Defender Allen H. Andrews, of counsel), for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (Assistant State's Attorney's Renee Goldfarb and Jon J. Walters, of counsel), for Appellee.

Presiding Justice QUINN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, Henry Watson (defendant) was convicted of first degree murder and aggravated vehicular hijacking. Prior to the sentencing hearing, defendant waived his right to have a jury determine his eligibility for the death penalty. The trial court found defendant had committed the murder in a cold and calculated manner, making defendant eligible for the death penalty. After a sentencing hearing...

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