Illinois Supreme Court September 27, 1963, 36492-3 (The People v. Scott)

Mr. Justice Underwood

delivered the opinion of the court:

Gertrude Rhinehardt and John Schot were killed on November 17, 1959, and defendant Roosevelt Scott was named in separate murder indictments which were subsequently, on motion of defense counsel, consolidated for trial before a jury in the criminal court of Cook County. The jury found defendant guilty and fixed his punishment at death.