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PEOPLE v. CLARK

No. 61703.

34 Ill. App.3d 570 (1975)

340 N.E.2d 171

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

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

December 4, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (John Breslin and Richard D. Kharas, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (David Novelselsky, Laurence J. Bolon, and Michael J. Coggin, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DEMPSEY delivered the opinion of the Court:

The defendant, William Clark, was indicted for rape and aggravated kidnapping. A jury found him guilty of both charges and he was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of four to twelve years. He contends that he was denied a fair trial by prejudicial comments made by the prosecutors during their closing arguments.

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