PEOPLE v. WALTON

No. 56414.

13 Ill. App.3d 492 (1973)

301 N.E.2d 114

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHNNIE WALTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

July 19, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago, (Shelvin Singer, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel,) for appellant.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (Elmer C. Kissane and James Staruck, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE DEMPSEY delivered the opinion of the court:

This case involves multiple concurrent sentences of 5 to 15 years imposed on the defendant, Johnnie Walton, after he was found guilty in a non-jury trial of attempt murder and two armed robberies. His single contention in this appeal is that the court erred in sentencing him for the three crimes since they occurred in the same transaction.

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