People v. Castillo

Defendant, Jose Castillo, was charged by information with two counts of murder and one count of armed violence (111. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, pars. 9 — 1(a)(1), (a)(2), 33A — 2) for the death of David Flores, which occurred on May 11, 1986. Defendant fled Illinois and was extradited from Texas in 1995. Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of murder. The court sentenced defendant to 27 years’ imprisonment, with credit for 430 days served and the sentence to run concurrently with a nine-year sentence for violation of bail bond on the murder charge. Defendant filed a late notice of…