People v. Willoughby

Defendant, Terri Willoughby, was convicted by a jury of the offense of first-degree murder. The circuit court entered judgment on the jury’s verdict, and following a hearing on defendant’s post-trial motion and sentencing, the court sentenced defendant to 30 years’ incarceration. Defendant appeals. We affirm.

On appeal, defendant raises three main issues: (1) that the court erred in denying her motion to suppress statements, (2) that the State unconstitutionally exercised its peremptory challenges to exclude blacks from the jury, and (3) that she was denied a fair trial when the court admitted…