People v. White

Defendant was charged by a multicount indictment in the circuit court of Champaign County with the offenses of murder, armed robbery, conspiracy to commit murder, and conspiracy to commit armed robbery, in violation of sections 9 — 1(a)(3), 18 — 2, 9 — 1(b)(5), and 8 — 2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, pars. 9— 1(a)(3), 18 — 2, 9 — 1(b)(5), 8 — 2). The death penalty was sought under two of the murder counts. Also charged in the same indictment were defendant’s brothers, Derrick White and Michael Johnson, and one of defendant’s prostitutes, Bernice Caldwell. The…