In view of the fact that the jury was instructed correctly as to the law on this point four separate times, all of the written instructions being correct, we fail to see how the jury was left with a mistaken interpretation of the law, or that it was confused on this point. 2d 248, 255, 102 S. Ct. 2613, 2618; Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia (1980), 448 U.S. 555, 558-81, 65 L. Ed. 5 Jeffrey Rignall: The survivor Not all of Gacy's victims died. Then let Mr. Kunkle pull the switch." Barclay v. Florida (1983), 463 U.S. 939, 77 L. Ed. The circuit court also permitted the attorneys to suggest additional questions when they felt the court's questioning was inadequate. The night before defendant's sister was to marry, defendant and his father got into an argument over whether or not defendant would take a bath that night. He stated that the purpose of DSM III is to allow psychiatrists to understand each other. Our statute provides that a defendant may be sentenced to death if he "has been convicted of murdering two or more individuals * * * regardless of whether the deaths occurred as the result of the same act or of several related or unrelated acts so long as the deaths were the result of either an intent to kill more than one person or of separate premeditated acts * * *." Ried stated that, at the time of the incident with the hammer, he had not looked at defendant before defendant struck him. We also note that immediate sequestration would have placed a great burden on the jurors, who may have been able to use the week to organize their personal affairs before leaving town for a lengthy trial. Defendant next contends that his trial counsel was incompetent since he failed to present other mitigating evidence. 9-1(c)(2).) In sum, we conclude that all the alleged errors during argument, as reviewed together, would not constitute reversible error. Defendant also contends that the unlimited introduction *104 and consideration of nonstatutory aggravating factors renders the death penalty statute unconstitutional. Having previously considered and rejected defendant's arguments, we decline to reconsider them here. Defendant then told Donnelly to dress, put Donnelly in his car, and told him it would be his last ride. Donnelly was then handcuffed and told to lie on the floor of the car. 9-1(b)(3).) He stated that he had graves dug so that he would have graves available. In John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise, Rignalls partner of 22 years, Ron Wilder, details how Rignall dipped in and out of consciousness on the drive to Gacys suburban home. When Rignall regained consciousness, he found himself restrained on a wooden board which was suspended by chains. The People assert that the defense experts repeatedly suggested that defendant "regarded the boy prostitutes he picked up as trash," and that defendant "thought that he was performing a service to society by disposing of human trash, namely homosexual prostitutes.". The 40-hour delay in bringing this information to Lieutenant Kozenczak goes to the issue of the credibility of Officer Schultz, an issue for resolution by the circuit court, and not this court on review. Defendant stated that only "Jack Hanley" knew why Piest's body was put into the river. The circuit court's response was that the prospective jurors themselves would reveal their own opinions during voir dire. Defendant told him that he had some doctors that "were on his side," and that he thought he would go free. Defendant, in his reply brief, asserts that he never abandoned his claim of innocence because "at jury selection and at the time of jury instructions the jury was informed that there were two issues to be resolved: guilt and sanity."
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