People v. Gilliam

Docket No. 77771--Agenda 3--March 1996.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v.

OASBY GILLIAM, Appellant.

Opinion filed May 23, 1996.

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Jefferson County,

defendant, Oasby Gilliam, was convicted of first degree murder, aggravated

kidnapping, and robbery. 720 ILCS 5/9--1(a)(1), 10--2(a)(3), 18--1(a) (West

1992). At a separate sentencing hearing, the same jury found defendant

eligible for the death penalty and further determined that there were no

mitigating circumstances sufficient to preclude imposition of that sentence.

The trial court sentenced…