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PEOPLE v. MERTZ

No. 96288.

842 N.E.2d 618 (2005)

218 Ill.2d 1

299 Ill.Dec. 581

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Anthony B. MERTZ, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied January 23, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Schiedel, Deputy Defender, Springfield, Steven Clark, Assistant Defender, Chicago, both of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield, C. Steve Ferguson, State's Attorney, Charleston (Gary Feinerman, Solicitor General, Linda D. Woloshin and Jay Paul Hoffmann, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, of counsel), for the People.

Justice KARMEIER delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Coles County, defendant, Anthony B. Mertz, was convicted of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a) (West 2000)), home invasion (720 ILCS 5/12-11(a) (West 2000)), and aggravated criminal sexual assault (720 ILCS 5/12-14(a) (West 2000)). At a subsequent death penalty hearing, the same jury found defendant eligible for the death penalty, and thereafter concluded there...

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