People v. Greene

Defendant, James Greene, was charged by indictment with the murder of Rickey Baldwin. Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, the defendant was found guilty of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1), and sentenced to 27 years’ imprisonment. Defendant contends in his appeal that: (1) the trial court erred by restricting cross-examination of one of the State’s witnesses; (2) he was not proved guilty of murder beyond a reasonable doubt; (3) the evidence justified at the most a conviction for voluntary manslaughter; and (4) the sentence of 27 years’ imprisonment…