People v. Whitehead

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Grundy County, defendant, John E. Whitehead, was convicted of murder and aggravated kidnapping (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, pars. 9 — 1, 10 — 2) and sentenced to death and a term of 30 years’ imprisonment. On direct appeal, this court affirmed defendant’s convictions and sentences. (People v. Whitehead (1987), 116 Ill. 2d 425.) The United States Supreme Court later denied a petition for a writ of certiorari (Whitehead v. Illinois (1987), 484 U.S. 933, 98 L. Ed. 2d 266,108 S. Ct. 307) and a petition for rehearing (Whitehead v. Illinois (1988),…