People v. Lane

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant Walter Lane was found guilty of the first degree murder of George Victor Malmgren and his wife, Raquel. Defendant was also found guilty of two counts of aggravated kidnapping and one count of armed robbery. Defendant was sentenced to natural life imprisonment for the murders, concurrently sentenced to 60 years’ imprisonment for armed robbery and consecutively sentenced to 60 years’ imprisonment for aggravated kidnapping. Defendant now appeals.

The record on appeal indicates the following facts. On March 28, 1988, Royal and…