People v. Hood

After a jury trial, defendant, Roger Hood, was convicted of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1(a)(2)) and armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2(a)). He was sentenced to 32 years’ imprisonment. On appeal, defendant asserts that he was denied a fair trial because (1) the trial court barred his mother as a defense witness; (2) the trial court refused to publish a properly authenticated photo of his brother; (3) the trial court deleted a phrase of the Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions, Criminal, No. 3.06 — 3.07 (2d ed. 1987) (hereinafter cited as IPI Criminal…