People v. Manning

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Steven Manning, was convicted of first degree murder and armed robbery. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, pars. 9 — 1(a), 18 — 2(a). Defendant chose to have the trial judge determine his sentence. At a separate sentencing hearing, the trial judge'found defendant to be eligible for the death penalty and further determined that there were no mitigating circumstances sufficient to preclude the imposition of that sentence.

Accordingly, the trial judge sentenced defendant to death on the murder conviction and to a concurrent 30-year…