People v. Burnette

Defendants, Valente Burnette, Paul Villagomez and Enrique Lopez, were charged with the offense of murder of Robert Salcedo (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, pars. 9 — 1(a)(1), 9 — 1(a)(2)), attempt murder of Alfredo Morales (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 8 — 4(a)), and armed violence (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 33A — 2). The cases were consolidated for trial, with Burnette and Villagomez receiving a jury trial and Lopez receiving a bench trial. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder and armed violence against Burnette and Villagomez. Lopez was found not guilty in his bench…