People v. McTush

The defendant, John McTush, was convicted of murder and armed robbery and burglary on October 19, 1977, by a jury in the circuit court of Cook County. Lonzell Stone, a codefendant, was tried without a jury contemporaneously and was also found guilty “in manner and form as charged in the indictment.” After a hearing in aggravation and mitigation, McTush was sentenced to a term of 60 to 90 years’ imprisonment and Stone was sentenced to a term of 25 to 50 years. On appeal to the appellate court (78 Ill. App. 3d 603), the convictions of McTush were vacated and the cause remanded for an…