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- Title: People v. Cobb
- Author : Supreme Court of Illinois
- Release Date : January 04, 1983
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 67 KB
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Perry Cobb and Darby Williams were jointly tried by jury in the circuit court of Cook County for the armed robbery and murder of Melvin Kanter and Charles Guccion. The first and second trials ended in hung juries. At the third trial, the jury found Cobb and Williams guilty of both crimes, and they were sentenced to 30 to 60 years' imprisonment for armed robbery. Pursuant to section 9-1(d) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 9-1(d)), the People requested a sentencing hearing for the murder convictions. The jury found that one or more aggravating factors set forth in section 9-1(b) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 9-1(b)) were present and that no mitigating factors existed sufficient to preclude the imposition of the death penalty. (See Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 9-1(d).) The trial court sentenced the defendants to death, but stayed the sentences pending direct appeal to this court. (Ill. Const. 1970, art. VI, sec. 4(b); 73 Ill.2d Rules 603, 606.) We reverse the defendants' convictions and remand this cause to the circuit court for a new trial.