People v. Vines

On May 16, 1975, after trial by jury in the Circuit Court of Adams County, defendant Michael Foster Vines was found guilty of the October 1,1971, murder of Marsha Edwards. He was sentenced to 50 to 150 years’ imprisonment to be served consecutively to two concurrent terms of imprisonment which he was then serving in Texas. Upon appeal he contends that: (a) he was deprived of a fair trial by the refusal of the court to authorize him to spend more than $250 of public funds to obtain an expert witness whom he claimed to be of key importance, and (b) the sentence is invalid because the law…