People v. Tye

SECOND DIVISION

June 26, 2001

No. 1-98-4342

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

JIMMIE TYE,

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

Appeal from the

Circuit Court of

Cook County

Honorable

Michael B. Bolan,

Judge Presiding.

Following a bench trial, defendant Jimmie Tye was found guilty of first degree murder and was sentenced to death. Defendant's conviction and sentence were upheld by the Illinois Supreme Court in People v. Tye , 141 Ill. 2d 1, 565 N.E.2d 931 (1990). Defendant subsequently filed a petition for postconviction relief claiming that he had received ineffective assistance of…