People v. Evans

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE LORENZ

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendants were convicted of two counts of murder resulting from the deaths of William McFall and Louis Barnette in violation of section 9 — 1 of the Criminal Code of 1961. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1.) Both defendants were sentenced to terms of 30 to 90 years for each offense, the sentences to run concurrently.

We note at the outset that in the interest of judicial economy and since no useful purpose would be served by twice repeating the testimony adduced at the trial of these co-defendants,…