PEOPLE v. BRYANT

Nos. 5-06-0573, 5-06-0598.

907 N.E.2d 862 (2009)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John L. BRYANT and Lisa Bryant, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Motion to Publish Granted April 30, 2009.

Opinion Filed April 30, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Joyce Randolph, Deputy Defender, Michelle A. Zalisko, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, for John L. Bryant.

Ira H. Fertel, William Schroeder, Carbondale, for Lisa Bryant.

Michael L. Wepsiec, Jackson County State's Attorney, Murphysboro; 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.


Presiding Justice WEXSTTEN delivered the opinion of the court:

In June 2006, following a joint jury trial in the circuit court of Jackson County, defendant John L. Bryant was convicted of first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 2004)) and concealment of a homicidal death (720 ILCS 5/9-3.1(a) (West 2004)), and his wife, defendant Lisa Bryant, was convicted of first-degree murder under a theory of accountability ...

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