People v. Moody

Defendant appeals from his conviction for murder, claiming that the circuit court erroneously: (1) admitted expert testimony at trial; (2) permitted the State to bolster witness testimony; and (3) allowed the State to impeach defendant with his post-arrest silence. Defendant also charges that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Because an issue is raised as to whether defendant was proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, the evidence adduced in this case must be set forth in some detail.

On August 29, 1985, defendant was arrested for the shooting of Ronald or Ronnie Lee (Lee)…