People v. Meeks

The defendant, Phillip Meeks, was found guilty by a jury of the murder of Murray Mitchell and the aggravated battery of Stanley Jackson, Ethel Brooks, and James Johnson; he was sentenced to the penitentiary for terms of 30 to 60 years on the murder, 5 to 10 years on one aggravated battery, and 2 to 5 years on each of the other two; all sentences were to run concurrently. The defendant contends: (1) he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of any of the charges; (2) his cross-examination of a police officer was improperly restricted; (3) his own direct examination was improperly…