People v. Jones

The defendant, Darnell Jones, was indicted for murder and attempt armed robbery. At a jury trial, he was found guilty as charged. He was sentenced to a term of 25 years to 75 years. From these convictions, defendant appeals and urges that the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion to suppress the identification, in admitting a police artist’s sketch into evidence, in allowing the jury to view an uncropped police photograph of the defendant, and in restricting cross-examination of the identifying witness.

On February 6, 1972, Dolita Tate, then 12 years of age, lived with her mother in…