People v. Roberts

Defendant, Tyreese Roberts, was found guilty by a jury of two counts of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9— 1(a)(1) (West 1996)) and two counts of aggravated battery with a firearm (720 ILCS 5/12 — 4.2(a)(1) (West 1996)). The circuit court of Cook County sentenced him to natural life imprisonment for each count of first degree murder and 20 years’ imprisonment for each count of aggravated battery with a firearm.

The appellate court reversed defendant’s convictions and remanded the cause for a new trial, holding the trial court erred in replacing a discharged juror with an alternate after…