Legal Opinion
People v. Walker
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 25, 1997No. 1-96-1869, 1-96-3907 consPublished
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE WOLFSON
delivered the opinion of the court:
Gerald Walker appeals two separate criminal convictions. One of them raises a serious question concerning the potential tainting of a jury by the unwarranted and indefensible remarks of a Chicago police officer in a criminal court elevator.
While we strongly disapprove of what happened in that elevator, our examination of the record leads us to affirm the conviction in question.
On March 6,1996, in case No. 1 — 96—1869, Walker was sentenced on two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault and on separate armed robbery and aggravated…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- People v. AlbaneseIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
- Turner v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Parker v. GladdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- People v. EddmondsIllinois Supreme Court · 1991
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