People v. Howard

Following a jury trial, defendant, Edward Howard, was found guilty of the murder of Allen Nuccio and sentenced to a prison term of 36 years. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) the State failed to prove him guilty of murder beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) the trial court committed reversible error when it: (a) admitted a gun into evidence that was not connected to the murder; (b) refused to give an accomplice instruction regarding the testimony of two witnesses; (c) admitted hearsay statements into evidence under the coconspirator exception to the hearsay rule when no prima facie case of…