People v. Walsh

Following a conference, David V. Walsh entered a plea of guilty to indictment 68-2118, which charged him with murder of an off-duty police officer who had confronted him concerning his possession of a gun. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1.) The Circuit Court found him guilty upon the plea and a stipulation of facts, entered judgment on the finding, and sentenced him to a term of not less than twenty nor more than forty years in the Illinois State Penitentiary.

An appeal was taken directly to the Supreme Court, but the cause was transferred to this court when it was determined that no…