People v. Wiley

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Howard Wiley, was convicted of three counts of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1(b)(3)) and three counts of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2(a)). The trial court determined that defendant was eligible for the death penalty on the ground that he had committed the murders during the course of the armed robberies. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1(b)(6).) After the trial court further determined that there were no mitigating factors sufficient to preclude imposition of a death…