PEOPLE v. WALLS

Nos. 1-88-0920, 1-88-1097.

581 N.E.2d 264 (1991)

220 Ill. App.3d 564

163 Ill.Dec. 313

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Johnny WALLS and Charles Byrd, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

As Modified October 18, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randolph N. Stone, Public Defender of Cook County, Stephanie L. Ellbogen, Asst. Public Defender, Chicago, for appellant Walls.

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Alan D. Goldberg, Asst. Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for appellant Byrd.

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty., County of Cook, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Gael O'Brien, Veronica X. Calderon, Asst. State's Attys., of counsel), Chicago, for appellee.


MODIFIED OPINION

Justice MURRAY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants Walls and Byrd were both charged with the murder of Beverly Hemphill (also known as Kimberly or "Nookie") and the attempted murder of Monique Hill. (Ill.Rev.Stat.1985, ch. 38, pars. 8-4, 9-1(a).) The defendants were tried together before a jury and found guilty on both charges. Walls was sentenced to consecutive terms of 35 and 15 years...

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