People v. Emerson

Supreme Court of Illinois · Decided 1987-12-30

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JUSTICE MILLER delivered the opinion of the court: The defendant, Dennis Emerson, was convicted in a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County of one count each of murder, attempted murder, and aggravated arson and of two counts of armed robbery. The same jury imposed the death sentence for the murder conviction. The defenda…

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