People v. Hunt

In May 2002, Tavares Hunt, the defendant, was incarcerated in the Cook County jail on a “no bail” order. On April 13, 2003, Hunt was arrested for the murder of Shakir Beckley, and on May 27, 2003, a Cook County grand jury indicted Hunt and charged him with 33 counts of murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(1), (a)(3) (West 2002)), 6 counts of attempted murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(1) (West 2002)), 2 counts of armed robbery with a firearm (720 ILCS 5/18 — 2(a)(2) (West 2002)), 1 count of aggravated battery with a firearm (720 ILCS 5/12 — 4.2 (West 2002)), 7 counts of attempted armed robbery (720 ILCS…