People v. Wembley

FIFTH DIVISION

May 23, 2003

1-00-4196

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court of

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County.))

v. ) ))

RONALD WEMBLEY, ) Honorable) Colleen McSweeney-Moore

Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding.

Following separate jury trials, defendant, Ronald Wembley (defendant), and Roosevelt Stevens (codefendant), were both convicted of first degree murder. 720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 1998). The trial court sentenced defendant to 45 years in prison. This appeal followed.

On appeal, defendant argues that he was denied a fair trial because: (1) the trial court…