People v. Harmon

Following a jury trial, defendant, Carl Harmon, was found guilty of murder, battery and mob action and sentenced to 40 years’ imprisonment.1 In this appeal, the issues presented for review are: (1) whether the trial court erred in joining the offenses of mob action, battery and murder for trial; (2) whether defendant was proved guilty of murder beyond a reasonable doubt; and (3) whether the trial court erred in permitting the State to call certain witnesses against defendant in the presence of the jury when both the prosecution and defense knew that the witnesses would invoke the…