People v. Sneed

After a jury trial, defendant Tony Sneed was found guilty of first degree murder and armed robbery and sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment for the murder conviction and 25 years’ imprisonment for the armed robbery conviction, the sentences to run concurrently. Defendant appeals and we reverse and remand.

At trial, Easter Tiney testified that her family lived at 1520 West Hastings and that she last saw her son Charlie alive at approximately 3 p.m. on January 6, 1991. Sometime later that day, Charlie’s brother Elijah woke her up and told her that Charlie was lying on the stairs and that he had…