People v. Dinwiddie

Following a jury trial, defendant Gordon Dinwiddie was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to 60 years in prison. Defendant appeals, contending that (1) the trial court erred in determining that defendant’s statements were voluntary; (2) defendant was denied a fair trial; (3) defendant was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (4) defendant was deprived of a fair trial by the prosecutor’s closing argument; and (5) defendant’s sentence of 60 years was excessive. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

FACTS

On October 31, 1993, at approximately 5:30 p.m., the victim,…