People v. Jackson

FIRST DIVISION

April 26, 1999

No. 1-97-1448

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

DENNIS JACKSON,

Defendant-Appellant.)))))))))

Appeal from the

Circuit Court of

Cook County

Honorable

Frank DeBoni,

Judge Presiding.

A jury convicted defendant, Dennis Jackson, of armed robbery (720 ILCS 5/18-2 (West 1994)), first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1 (West 1994)) and felony murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(3) (West 1994)) in connection with the stabbing death of the victim, Kenneth Posey. Although defendant was found eligible for the death penalty, the court sentenced defendant to a term of natural…