PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

No. 1-90-3499.

636 N.E.2d 630 (1993)

264 Ill. App.3d 278

201 Ill.Dec. 198

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Laval WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

March 26, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

State's Atty. of Cook County, Chicago, for appellee (Renee Goldfarb, James Fitzgerald and Andrew Dalkin, of counsel).

Public Defender of Cook County, Chicago, for appellant (Hugh Stevens, of counsel).


Presiding Justice GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 55 years in prison. He appeals, contending that (1) prosecution witnesses were improperly allowed to explain what the defendant meant when he said the deceased "died like a bitch"; (2) the jury was improperly informed of the State's witnesses' prior consistent statements; and (3) the jury was not properly instructed regarding the...

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