People v. Sanchez

In the direct appeal of the death sentence of defendant, Hector Reuben Sanchez, this court affirmed his convictions for the aggravated kidnapping, rape, deviate sexual assault and murder of Michelle Thompson and the attempted murder of Rene Valentine. (115 Ill. 2d 238.) Also affirmed was defendant’s death sentence for Thompson’s murder and the concurrent terms of 60 years for the other offenses. However, this court stayed the death sentence because the circuit court of Lake County dismissed defendant’s amended section 2—1401 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 110, par. 2—1401) petition (hereinafter,…