PEOPLE v. CALDERON

Nos. 79-450, 79-463 cons.

85 Ill. App.3d 1030 (1980)

407 N.E.2d 840

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MORRIS CALDERON et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed June 24, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Michael McInerney, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellants.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr, Iris W. Sholder, and Barry S. Pechter, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

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

Defendants, Morris Calderon and Vincent Galvan, were charged by indictment with the murder of Jimmie Vargas. Calderon requested a bench trial which was conducted simultaneously with the jury trial of his co-defendant Galvan. Both defendants were found guilty of murder; they were sentenced, respectively, to serve 20- and 24-year terms in the State penitentiary. Each defendant...

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