People v. Centeno

THIRD DIVISION

AUGUST 14, 2002

No. 1-99-1378

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court of

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County.)

v. ))

MELVIN CENTENO, ) Honorable) Vincent M. Gaughan,

Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding.

JUDGE CERDA delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial , defendant, Melvin Centeno, was found guilty of first-degree felony murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(3) (West 1994)) and armed robbery (720 ILCS 5/18-2 (West 1994)). While defendant was found eligible for the death penalty, the circuit court found the presence of sufficient mitigating factors…