People v. Moore

PRESIDING JUSTICE LINN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendants, Christopher Moore and Albert Wooden, were convicted of armed violence, voluntary manslaughter, and concealment of a homicidal death. The trial judge imposed respective sentences of 12 and 18 years for armed violence, and seven-year extended terms for concealment of a homicide.

On appeal, defendants assert as reversible error (1) the denial of their motions for severance, (2) the trial court’s admonition prohibiting Wooden from discussing specifics of his testimony…