People v. Henderson

Defendant, Curtis Henderson, was convicted of criminal damage to State-supported property (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 21— 4(a)). The defendant raises the following issues on appeal: (1) whether the trial court erred in ordering that the defendant be restrained with leg shackles throughout the jury trial; (2) whether the trial court erred in granting the State’s motion in limine preventing the defendant from raising the defense of necessity, and in refusing to instruct the jury on that defense; (3) whether the trial court erred in allowing the State to reopen its case to prove an…