People v. Manning

Docket No. 81393–Agenda 5–November 1997.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. STEVEN MANNING, Appellant.

Filed April 16, 1998.

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…