People v. Rashid

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of murder and conspiracy to commit murder. He was sentenced to a prison term of 50 to .150 years. On appeal defendant contends that: (I) the prosecutor’s inquiry of a witness as to the commission of other crimes by defendant was so prejudicial that it deprived him of a fair trial; (2) the trial court erred by giving a deadlock instruction to the jury; and (3) the conspiracy conviction is erroneous. We affirm in part and reverse in part. The following facts were adduced at trial.

In February of 1974, Paul Bivens, the victim, and Georgia Lee Bivens…