People v. Williams

Defendant Gerald Williams was charged with the first-degree murder of his wife, Alice Williams. Following a bench trial, defendant was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence. We affirm.

The State’s first witness was Alice Kyle, decedent’s and defendant’s daughter. Kyle stated that decedent had been suffering from multiple sclerosis, which had confined her to a wheelchair and had rendered her unable to feed herself. On December 23, 1989, Kyle, her husband and two children went to her parents’ home to a Christmas…