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PEOPLE v. SMITH

No. 75-482.

41 Ill. App.3d 776 (1976)

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. THOMAS J. SMITH, a/k/a Thomas J. Schmidt, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed September 2, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Ruebner and Michael Mulder, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Elgin, for appellant.

William J. Cowlin, State's Attorney, of Woodstock (Phyllis J. Perko, of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of Counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SEIDENFELD delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of theft of over $150 and sentenced to a term of not less than one year and not more than 3 years' imprisonment. He appeals, contending that the prosecutor's argument that his claim of insanity was a "last ditch defense" deprived him of a fair trial. He also contends that the court committed reversible error in submitting a verdict...

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