Justice JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the court:
After a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Charles Gossitt, was convicted of first degree murder (Ill.Rev. Stat.1987, ch. 38, par 9-1(a)(1)), and sentenced to a 25-year term in the Illinois Department of Corrections.
On appeal, defendant contends (1) he was denied due process as the evidence presented against him was coerced in violation of the fifth amendment; (2) the testimony and...
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