People v. Chatmon

PRESIDING JUSTICE INGLIS

delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury found defendant, Timothy Chatmon, guilty of first-degree murder pursuant to section 9 — 1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1). He was sentenced to 35 years’ imprisonment. He raises the following issues on appeal: (1) whether his motion to suppress evidence obtained during a traffic stop was improperly denied; (2) whether the State’s key witness’ testimony was so fraught with inconsistencies that it raises a reasonable doubt of defendant’s guilt; (3) whether the State improperly called a…