CHICAGO (AP) — A Cook County jury has convicted a
man accused of being an accomplice in the 2007 murder of a University of
Chicago doctoral student from Senegal.
Demetrius Warren was accused of gunning down
29-year-old chemist Amadou Cisse while carrying out a series of robberies that
night near the university's campus.
The 21-year-old Warren was found guilty late Monday
of first-degree murder, armed robbery and aggravated discharge of a firearm.
His sentencing is scheduled to take in October.
In closing arguments, assistant state's attorney
Mark Shlifka called Warren "doctor death."
A co-defendant, Eric Walker, testified against
Warren in exchange for a 20-year sentence for armed robbery. Benjamin Williams
and Jamal Bracey pleaded guilty to the murder last year. Williams was sentenced
to 53 years in prison. Bracey received a 35-year term.
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2011 The Associated Press.
