People v. Adams

FOURTH DIVISION September 5, 1996 No. 1-93-0694 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County ) v. ) ) Honorable ) Mary Maxell Thomas DONNIE ADAMS, ) Judge Presiding. ) Defendant-Appellant. ) JUSTICE O'BRIEN delivered the opinion of the court: Following a jury trial, defendant, Donnie Adams, was found guilty of the first-degree murder of Tony Johnson and sentenced to 40 years in prison. On appeal, defendant argues: (1) the trial court erred by refusing to allow witness Marvin Winters to invoke his fifth amendment right against…