People v. Labosette

Defendant Danny Labosette was convicted of two counts of first degree murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, pars. 9 — 1(a)(1), (a)(3)) of the victim John Barfield. The jury found defendant eligible for the death penalty because it found defendant committed the murder “in a cold, calculated and premeditated manner pursuant to a preconceived plan, scheme or design to take a human life by unlawful means.” (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1(b)(10).) However, the jury concluded defendant was not to be sentenced to death and the trial court imposed a sentence of 50 years’ imprisonment.…