People v. Kirchner
Case Date: 12/31/1969
Court: Supreme Court
Docket No: 86049 Rel
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Docket No. 86049-Agenda 3-May 2000. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. Opinion filed December 1, 2000. JUSTICE McMORROW delivered the opinion of the court: During the early morning hours of August 8, 1997, Charles Brewer, his wife, Doris Jean Brewer, and their daughter Bonnie Brewer were fatally stabbed at their home in rural Douglas County. A jury found defendant, William Bradley Kirchner, guilty of the first degree murders of the three Brewers. The same jury determined that defendant was eligible for the death penalty. After hearing evidence in aggravation and mitigation, the jury found that there were no mitigating factors sufficient to preclude the imposition of the death penalty. The circuit court of Macon County sentenced defendant to death. Defendant's death sentence has been stayed pending direct review by this court. Ill. Const. 1970, art. VI, |