People v. Crosby

Defendant, Derek Crosby, was convicted of three counts of first degree murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1) and one count of attempted murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, pars. 8 — 4, 9 — 1) in a jury trial. Following a death penalty hearing, the trial court determined that mitigating factors existed precluding the imposition of a death sentence and sentenced defendant to natural life imprisonment on the murder convictions to run concurrently with an extended term of 60 years’ imprisonment on the attempted murder conviction. On appeal, defendant contends that (1) the trial…