People v. Kamp

The defendant, Ronald Lee Kamp, appeals from his conviction of felony murder. The defendant was first convicted in 1981 of murdering Morristine Calmes. This conviction was reversed on appeal and remanded for retrial. The defendant was again convicted of Calmes’ murder on April 4, 1984, following a bench trial. The trial court sentenced the defendant to 20 years’ imprisonment.

The victim’s body was found by Kankakee police officers on August 2, 1980. The body was face down in a pool of water in a drainage ditch. The pool of water was estimated to be 10 inches deep. The drainage ditch traversed…