People v. Morgason

On December 4, 1997, defendant Darryl G. Morgason and George Anthony were charged with two counts of first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 1996)) and one count of conspiracy to commit murder (720 ILCS 5/8 — 2(a) (West 1996)). The conspiracy count charged defendant and Anthony with agreeing to murder Doug Lykins and with performing an act in furtherance of that agreement. According to the parties at oral argument, the State entered a nolle prosequi as to the charges against Anthony.

On April 8, 1998, following a seven-day jury trial in Christian County, defendant was found…