People v. Kidd
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE HALL
delivered the opinion of the court:
The defendant, Nathan Kidd, was indicted and charged with three counts of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3) (West 1996)) and one count of armed robbery (720 ILCS 5/18 — 2 (West 1996)) in connection with the death of Isaiah Blaxton. The first degree murder counts specified that the victim was beaten with a bludgeon which resulted in his death.
The defendant waived a jury trial and entered a plea of guilty to the three murder counts and the armed robbery count. At the time the defendant entered his plea, the trial…
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