People v. Herron

Docket No. 95135–Agenda 1–March 2005.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. NAKIA HERRON, Appellee.

Opinion filed May 19, 2005.

The defendant, Nakia Herron, was convicted of first degree murder and armed robbery in the circuit court of Cook County. In his direct appeal, he raised one issue: whether the trial court improperly instructed the jury about eyewitness identification testimony. The defendant did not object to this instruction at trial and did not mention this instruction in his posttrial motion. The appellate court addressed this issue under the plain-error doctrine,…