People v. Williams
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE McGLOON
delivered the opinion of the court:
After a jury trial, defendant John L. Williams was convicted of three counts of murder and aggravated arson. Defendant was sentenced to a term of natural life imprisonment for murder. On appeal, defendant argues: (1) he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) the trial court erred in not allowing defendant to introduce into evidence the alleged confession of Michael Cuniff; (3) the trial court erred in not granting defendant a continuance to try to locate Cuniff; (4) the trial court erred in quashing defendant’s subpoena…
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