People v. Walker

Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Thomas, Kilbride, Carman, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

Following a bench trial, defendant, Terrance Walker, was convicted in the circuit court of Cook County of one count of first degree murder and one count of second degree murder. He was sentenced to respective concurrent prison terms of 60 years and 15 years. The appellate court affirmed. No. 1 — 06—1761 (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23). We granted defendant’s petition for leave to appeal (210 Ill. 2d R. 315). For the reasons that follow, we reverse…