Patch Flash: Convicted Murderer Wants Retrial for Tougher Sentence
Chicagoland news to talk about: Fall Veto Session to decide gambling, pension reform, and red-light cameras.
An Elgin man who pleaded guilty to and was convicted of murder in a 2001 slaying has been granted a retrial after he argued that his previous 30-year prison sentence was not harsh enough. Benny Deanda Jr., 26, of Elgin, was given a 30-year-sentence for the murder of 16-year-old Mario Jiminez. As the Illinois General Assembly's fall veto session rallies on in Springfield, debates over gambling, pension reform, red-light cameras in Chicago and tax cuts for Sears and other companies threatening to leave the state remain ongoing. Last-minute action on any of these issues is likely. See where the issues stand and stay posted with the Huffington Post coverage of the Illinois Fall Veto Session. A Harvard couple was arrested Nov. 8 for mistreating…
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Ellen
8:59 pm on Friday, November 11, 2011
Don't think he would have had a jury if he plead guilty. more ›