People v. Chapman

Defendant, John Chapman, appeals from his conviction of robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 18—1) against Francis Bonneville. On March 12, 1986, a jury found the defendant guilty, and the trial court sentenced him to six years’ imprisonment. Defendant contends on appeal that (1) the State improperly bolstered the credibility of the complaining witness by introducing evidence of his prior consistent statements, and (2) the trial court erred in refusing to allow defendant to introduce testimony of the complaining witness’ tendency to groundlessly accuse others of wrongdoing.

Francis…