People v. Williams

PRESIDING JUSTICE GORDON

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 55 years in prison. He appeals, contending that (1) prosecution witnesses were improperly allowed to explain what the defendant meant when he said the deceased "died like a bitch”; (2) the jury was improperly informed of the State’s witnesses’ prior consistent statements; and (3) the jury was not properly instructed regarding the substantive use of the State’s witnesses’ prior consistent statements. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

FACTS

The victim,…