People v. Loggins

A jury found Lawrence Loggins (defendant) guilty of the first degree murder of Gregory Freeman (victim) and of the aggravated battery of John Rucker. The trial court sentenced defendant to 33 years imprisonment for first degree murder and five years for aggravated battery, sentences to run concurrently. Defendant appeals his first degree murder conviction.

The issues presented for review are (1) whether defendant was proven guilty of first degree murder beyond a reasonable doubt, (2) whether defendant’s due process right to present witnesses was violated because the trial court refused to…