People v. Williams

Following a jury trial, defendant, Anthony Williams, was found guilty of rape and sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment. Defendant appeals, contending that (1) the trial court erred by restricting defendant’s redirect examination concerning his prior consistent statement; (2) the trial court erred by allowing testimony as to the complainant’s “outcry” statement under the corroborative-complaint exception to the hearsay rule; (3) the comments of the prosecutor during closing argument were improper; (4) defendant was prejudiced by the disruption of the trial by the complainant’s mother; and (5)…