People v. Cross

July 31, 1997

Nunc pro tunc June 30, 1997

No. 1--96--0801

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court of

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County.)

v. ))

JOHN CROSS, ) Honorable) Joseph J. Urso,

Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding.

MODIFIED UPON DENIAL OF PETITION FOR REHEARING

In 1982, after a jury trial, defendant John Cross, also known as John Binford, was found not guilty by reason of insanity of the murder of two women, the assault and attempted murder of a man, and the assault and attempted murder of another woman in her home. Defendant was charged with two counts of…