People v. Turner

Defendant, Owen Turner, was indicted along with six co-defendants on the charges of murder, armed robbery, and conspiracy to commit murder. The trial court granted severances and ordered that all defendants be tried separately. Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of murder and of armed robbery and received concurrent sentences of 40 years and 30 years, respectively.

On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court erred in (1) admitting evidence of other crimes, (2) admitting testimony by Officer Smulevitz that he took defendant to police headquarters for “the test,” (3)…