Justice EGAN delivered the opinion of the court:
A jury convicted the defendant, Lindon West, of first-degree murder; he was sentenced to a 25 years' imprisonment. He contends that he is entitled to a new trial because the trial judge improperly ruled on certain character evidence.
Maurice John Burton testified that on December 25, 1989, he was playing pool with the defendant in a lounge in Chicago. After the last game, the defendant became angry, leaned across...
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