PEOPLE v. EARNEST

No. 1-88-2332.

586 N.E.2d 449 (1991)

224 Ill. App.3d 90

166 Ill.Dec. 491

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David EARNEST, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

December 23, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randolph N. Stone, Public Defender, County of Cook, Chicago (Elizabeth Burke, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

John O'Malley, State's Atty., County of Cook, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Gael M. O'Brien and Susan S. Wigoda, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant David Earnest appeals from his conviction for the murder (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 9-1) of Herman Walker for which he was sentenced to a prison term of 20 years.

We affirm.

The incidents giving rise to defendant's conviction occurred on November 21, 1986, following a dance at a fieldhouse in Ogden Park in Chicago. While a group of people were walking away from the park, a fight...

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