People v. Miles

After a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Isaac Miles, was convicted of the murder of Bradley Washington (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 9—1) and sentenced to 40 years’ imprisonment. He appeals.

At trial, Raymond Washington, no relation to the victim, testified for the State. On December 15, 1985, at approximately 9:45 in the evening, he was walking toward the Dreamweavers Motorcycle Club, which was also a pool hall, on the south side of Chicago. At that time, he saw the victim standing at a phone booth in front of the pool hall “getting ready to dial the…