People v. Layton

2021 IL App (1st) 172418

FIRST DISTRICT SIXTH DIVISION December 3, 2021 No. 1-17-2418 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County ) v. ) No. 10 CR 4562 ) RALPH LAYTON, ) Honorable ) Luciano Panici, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE HARRIS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Presiding Justice Pierce and Justice Oden Johnson concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION ¶1 Following a jury trial, defendant Ralph Layton was convicted of first degree murder and four counts of attempted first degree murder…