People v. Parker

The defendant, Elzy Parker, and two co-defendants were charged with the murder of Howard Moore and the aggravated battery of Johnny Carter. A severance was granted to the defendant, he was tried by a jury, found guilty and sentenced to concurrent terms of 40 to 100 years and 3 to 10 years in the penitentiary. Parker appeals this conviction, contending that he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; that the trial court’s and prosecutor’s misconduct deprived him of a fair trial; that several reversible errors were committed by the court, and that his sentence was excessive.

Moore’s…