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PEOPLE v. WALTON

No. 14808.

66 Ill. App.3d 913 (1978)

383 N.E.2d 1000

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

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Rehearing denied January 10, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Wilson and Donald T. McDougall, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

Ronald Dozier, State's Attorney, of Bloomington (Robert C. Perry and Robert J. Biderman, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE CRAVEN delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Hugh Edward Walton, was charged with the offense of murder in connection with the shooting death of James Tribbett on September 22, 1967. He was tried for that offense at a trial that commenced in May 1968, resulting in a conviction. The defendant was sentenced to a term of 16 to 40 years' imprisonment.

On direct appeal, this court affirmed the conviction but...

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