People v. Coleman

Defendant, Dedrick Coleman, was charged with the April 26, 1989, shooting deaths of Lance Hale and Avis Welch. The charges against defendant included 10 counts of first degree murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, pars. 9 — 1(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3)), two counts of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2(a)), four counts of home invasion (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, pars. 12 — 11 (a)(1), (a)(2)), two counts of armed violence (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, pars. 33A — 2, 9 — 1(a)(2)), and two counts of residential burglary (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 19 — 3). After a…