People v. Jones

Following a bench trial on October 17, 1978, defendant Brandon Astor Jones was convicted of robbery and sentenced to 3 years’ probation and 18 months of weekend confinement at the Cook County Jail Work Release Center. Subsequently, he was arrested in Georgia, where he was then convicted and sentenced to death. Defendant is currently on death row in Georgia.

Defendant was arrested on June 6, 1978, after an incident that occurred on a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) train. On the morning of his trial, defense counsel advised the court that a continuance might be necessary to secure the…