People v. Shum

The defendant, Keith Shum, was charged by indictment in the circuit court of Cook County with the murder of Gwendolyn Whipple (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, pars. 9 — l(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3)), the feticide of Whipple’s unborn child (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, pars. 9— 1.1(a)(1), (a)(3)), the attempted murder of Theresa Conway (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 8 — 4), and the rape of both Whipple and Conway (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 11 — 1). A jury found the defendant guilty of all charges and the trial court accepted his waiver of a jury for sentencing. After hearing evidence…