People v. Walker

Following a jury trial, defendant, Avell A. Walker, was convicted of the unlawful sale of a firearm (720 ILCS 5/24 — 3(A)(a) (West 2000)) and the unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (720 ILCS 5/24— 1.1(a) (West 2000)). He was sentenced to concurrent terms of 42 months’ imprisonment. He appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in (1) admitting a prior consistent statement as substantive evidence; (2) answering a question from the jury with an instruction that injected new issues into the case; and (3) admitting evidence of the precise felony of which defendant previously had been…