People v. Walton

THIRD DIVISION October 17, 2007 No. 1-06-1276 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County. ) v. ) No. 03CR16347 ) ROMARIS WALTON, ) The Honorable ) Christopher J. Donnelly, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE GREIMAN delivered the opinion of the court: Following a bench trial, defendant Romaris Walton was convicted of two counts of first degree murder and sentenced to 32 years’ imprisonment. On appeal, defendant asserts that (1) he was denied effective assistance of counsel and due process of law when trial counsel…