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PEOPLE v. ALLUM

Gen. No. 51,109.

78 Ill. App.2d 462 (1967)

223 N.E.2d 187

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Allum, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Fourth Division.

January 4, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Tobias Dixon, of Chicago, for appellant.

Daniel P. Ward, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Elmer C. Kissane and Matthew J. Moran, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE DRUCKER delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendant, James Allum, was convicted after a jury trial of murder and was sentenced to the penitentiary for not less than twenty nor more than forty years.

Contentions on Appeal

(1) Defendant was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt;

(2) Defendant did not receive a fair trial because:

(a) remarks of the prosecutor to the jury were prejudicial; (b) the trial...

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