People v. Steidl

Defendant, Gordon "Randy” Steidl, and codefendant, Herbert Whitlock, were indicted for the murders of Dyke and Karen Rhoads. Defendant’s case was severed from Whitlock’s. Following a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of both murders. The jury found defendant eligible for the death penalty and that there were no mitigating factors sufficient to preclude a sentence of death. Defendant was sentenced to death and his sentence and conviction were upheld by this court on direct appeal. People v. Steidl, 142 Ill. 2d 204 (1991).

Defendant subsequently filed a petition for post-judgment relief…