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PEOPLE v. BANNISTER

No. 100983.

902 N.E.2d 571 (2008)

232 Ill.2d 52

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Joseph BANNISTER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied January 26, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Schiedel, Deputy Defender, Springfield, Lawrence Bapst, Assistant Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for appellant.

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield, Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, Chicago (James E. Fitzgerald, Alan J. Spellberg and Carol L. Gaines, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

OPINION

Justice FREEMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion:

Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Joseph Bannister, was convicted of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a) (West 2000)), attempted first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/8-4, 9-1(a) (West 2000)), and home invasion (720 ILCS 5/12-11(a) (West 2000)). At a separate sentencing hearing, a jury found defendant eligible for the death penalty. After considering...

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