People v. Sanders

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 9—1(a)(1)) and armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 18—2(a)) and was sentenced to prison terms of 50 and 30 years, to run concurrently. On appeal, he contends that: (1) the trial court’s admission of his wife’s testimony violated the husband-wife privilege; (2) the trial court failed to clarify questions from the jury and failed to provide the jury with a requested transcript of his wife’s testimony; (3) the trial court failed to instruct the jury on lesser-included offenses and failed…