People v. Wilson

Defendant Robert Wilson was indicted, along with five others, by a Lake County grand jury for the murder and armed robbery of William Richter and attempt murder of James Davis. Wilson was tried separately, and the jury returned verdicts of guilty on all three counts. Defendant was sentenced to three concurrent 20- to 60-year sentences, and now appeals his convictions and sentences on three separate grounds.

The defendant’s first contention is that the court’s giving of the so called Prim instruction to the jury without first determining if the jury was deadlocked deprived the defendant of a…