People v. Stanley

Defendant, Eric Stanley, was charged by information with murder and armed violence. A jury found him guilty of both charges and the court sentenced him to concurrent terms of 30 years for each crime. (A co-defendant, Michael Cobb, not involved in this appeal, was tried simultaneously by a separate jury. He also was found guilty of both charges and was sentenced to concurrent terms of 25 years.)

On appeal defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to bar the testimony of the principal State’s witness, and in refusing to give a certain jury instruction submitted by…