PEOPLE v. VASQUEZ

No. 55995.

8 Ill. App.3d 679 (1972)

291 N.E.2d 5

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALEXANDER VASQUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District.

November 15, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender, of Chicago, (Shelvin Singer and James J. Doherty, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel,) for appellant.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (Elmer C. Kissane and Terence J. Mahoney, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE BURMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Alexander Vasquez, was indicted for attempted murder of two police officers and found guilty after a trial by jury. He was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than ten nor more than twenty years.

On appeal, the defendant contends that the State's prejudicial and inflammatory closing argument deprived him of his right to a fair trial and we...

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