People v. Chavez

Defendant, Roman Chavez, was charged by indictment with first degree murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1), robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 18 — 1), and disarming a police officer (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 31 — la). Following a jury trial in the circuit of Cook County, he was convicted of all charges and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Defendant appeals, alleging that (1) the trial court improperly excluded his post-arrest statements; (2) the trial court wrongly excluded evidence of his mental condition; (3) the trial court erroneously tendered an…