People v. James

Defendant appeals from a conviction, after a jury trial, for involuntary manslaughter * for which he was sentenced to a term of six to ten years.

On appeal he contends: (1) that the court erred in denying his pretrial motion to suppress certain identification testimony; (2) that defendant was denied a fair trial by the prejudicial conduct of the prosecutor; and (3) that he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

The indictment charged defendant, together with Lawrence Davenport and Oliver Betts, with the murder of 13 year old Shirlene Jones. Davenport pleaded guilty to voluntary…