People v. Williams

After a jury trial, defendant, James Williams, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment. Defendant appeals, contending that (1) the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion to dismiss; (2) evidence of police conduct should have been presented to the jury; (3) the pretrial identifications of defendant should have been suppressed since he was arrested without probable cause; (4) he was unfairly surprised and prejudiced by the disclosure of the pretrial identifications; (5) improper evidentiary rulings by the trial court require reversal; (6) he was prejudiced by…