People v. Falls

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant Allen Falls was convicted of the murder of Michael Ridges and conspiracy to murder Robert Fischer. Defendant was sentenced to 40 years of imprisonment. This appeal is related to People v. Coulter (1992), 230 Ill. App. 3d 209, 594 N.E.2d 1163, and People v. Jackson (1992), 233 Ill. App. 3d 1089, 599 N.E.2d 1192. This court granted defendant’s motion to substitute the Coulter record for this appeal on June 22,1992.

The record on appeal indicates the following facts. Defendant, Dwayne Coulter, Ira Jackson and John Annerino were…