People v. Wilson

PRESIDING JUSTICE HARTMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Barry Wilson, was convicted by a jury on two counts of murder and conspiracy to commit murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, pars. 9 — 1(a), 8 — 2(a)) and sentenced to natural life in prison. On appeal, he identifies error in the circuit court’s refusing to give a tendered defense instruction; allowing the prior consistent statement of a prosecution witness to be admitted; and permitting portions of the State’s closing argument to stand. For reasons which follow, we affirm.

At trial, Jacqueline Gibons (Jacqueline) testified…