People v. Salazar

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of McLean County, defendant, Manuel Salazar, was found guilty of murdering an on-duty police officer. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, pars. 9 — 1(a)(1), (b)(1).) The jury found that the defendant should be sentenced to death for this offense (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1(d)) and the trial court entered conviction and sentence in accordance with the jury’s findings. On appeal, this court affirmed the defendant’s conviction and sentence (People v. Salazar (1988), 126 Ill. 2d 424). Defendant filed a petition for post-conviction relief…