People v. Battle

A jury convicted defendant of first degree murder and armed robbery in connection with the robbery and shooting death of James Johns. After the jury convicted defendant, the trial court sentenced him to consecutive terms of 50 years’ imprisonment for murder, 20 years’ imprisonment for armed robbery, and an additional 25 years based on the jury’s finding that the defendant used a firearm during the commission of the offense that was a proximate cause of Johns’ death. Defendant appeals the judgment on three different grounds. First, defendant contends that the trial court denied him a fair…