People v. Kimball

After a jury trial, defendant Salmineo Kimball was convicted of the murder of decedent Anthony Brown and of the attempted murder of Dwayne Brown. Defendant was sentenced to concurrent prison terms of 30 and 6 years, respectively. Defendant appeals both his convictions.

Vemell Robinson testified for the State that on July 30, 1986, he worked at McDonald’s located at 47th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago. On July 30, at about 10 p.m., Robinson saw defendant walk around a wooden fence, which separated a vacant lot from the McDonald’s parking lot, and proceed towards the first parking…