People v. Tenner

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, the defendant, James Tenner, was convicted of two counts of first degree murder, one count of attempted first degree murder, four counts of aggravated unlawful restraint, and one count of armed violence. At a separate sentencing hearing, the same jury found the defendant eligible for the death penalty and further found that there were no mitigating circumstances sufficient to preclude its imposition. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1(g).) The defendant was accordingly sentenced to death. The defendant’s death sentence has…