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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