JUSTICE NICKELS delivered the opinion of the court: Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Lake County, defendant, Alton Coleman, was found guilty of aggravated kidnapping (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 10—2) and murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 9—1) in connection with the abduction and death of nine-year-old Vernita Wheat. The jury found defendant eligi…
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