People v. Moore

The defendant, George Moore, was charged with armed violence and with the murder of Jerry Battle. Following a jury trial in the cir-cult court of Cook County, the defendant was found guilty of murder. The trial judge denied defendant’s post-trial motions and sentenced him to 40 years’ imprisonment. Defendant then appealed his conviction and sentence to this court.

Jerry Battle, the victim, was shot on October 18, 1985, in the lobby of a 14-floor Chicago Housing Authority apartment building located at 2417 W. Adams. The victim’s friends drove him to Cook County Hospital, where he later died.…