People v. Starks

Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of first degree murder. Defendant was never shown to be in possession of weapons in question, and evidence related to other weapons recovered, which had no connection to Defendant or to murder, was irrelevant and thus erroneously admitted.Evidence was closely balanced, and thus error was reversible. Expert testimony on reliability of eyewitness identification must be given serious consideration upon remand, as law is rapidly evolving on the topic. Probable cause existed for Defendant's arrest, given three eyewitness identifications of Defendant prior to issuance of investigative alert. (HYMAN and PUCINSKI, specially concurring).