People v. Morando

Defendant appeals from his conviction at a capital jury trial and sentence by the trial judge to natural-life imprisonment without parole for the murder and armed robbery of a 57-year-old woman.

The issues on appeal are:(1) Whether the trial court properly refused a defense request to recall a prosecution witness for cross-examination as to bias, interest, or motive to testify.(2) Whether the State failed to establish the corpus delicti necessary to prove defendant guilty of armed robbery beyond a reasonable doubt.(3) Whether the trial court properly instructed the jury regarding…