People v. Magee

Following a jury trial, defendant, Tere Magee, was convicted of two counts of armed robbery and two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault in conjunction with an incident involving two women at a beauty salon and was later sentenced to a total of 50 years’ imprisonment. On appeal, defendant contends that he was denied a fair trial because the trial court impermissibly instructed the jury that the eyewitnesses’ level of certainty and the accuracy of their prior descriptions were relevant factors in assessing the reliability of their identifications. In addition, defendant contends that…