People v. Kitchen

Following a trial in the circuit court of Cook County, a jury convicted defendant, Ronald Kitchen, of five counts of murder. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1(a)(1). The jury found defendant eligible for the death penalty under section 9 — 1(b)(3) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1(b)(3)) and further concluded, after hearing the evidence in aggravation and mitigation, that there were no mitigating factors sufficient to preclude the imposition of the death penalty. This court affirmed defendant’s convictions and death sentence on direct appeal, and…