Appellate Court of Illinois March 27, 1981, 79-545 (People v. Bartik)

Mr. JUSTICE VAN DEUSEN

delivered the opinion of the court:

On June 1, 1978, the defendant, Jeffrey J. Bartik was charged by indictment with the offenses of murder (five counts), rape, armed robbery and burglary (two counts). Following defendant’s guilty plea to one count of murder, a sentencing hearing pursuant to section 9 — 1(d) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par.