PEOPLE v. DIXON

No. 58687.

20 Ill. App.3d 753 (1974)

314 N.E.2d 695

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIAM T. DIXON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

June 17, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Bradley, of the State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago, for the People.


Judgment affirmed as modified.

Mr. JUSTICE HALLETT delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant was convicted by a jury of attempt armed robbery and sentenced to 10 to 14 years in the State Penitentiary. On appeal, he raises two questions: (1) whether the prosecutor's closing argument, commenting in part on the defendant's attitude during the trial, makes it necessary to give the defendant a new trial;...

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