PEOPLE v. WALKER

No. 1-07-2889.

957 N.E.2d 531 (2011)

354 Ill. Dec. 215

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas WALKER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

Rehearing Denied October 6, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Defender, Patricia Unsinn , Deputy Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender ( Michael H. Orenstein , Assistant Appellate Defender), for Appellant.

Anita Alvarez , State's Attorney of Cook County ( James E. Fitzgerald , Mary P. Needham , Mikah Soliunas , of counsel), for Appellee.


OPINION

Justice PUCINSKI delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.*

¶ 1 Following a jury trial, defendant Thomas Walker was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to 65 years in prison. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) the trial court misled the jury and coerced a verdict; (2) the trial court failed to ensure all the jurors understood and accepted principles...

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