PEOPLE v. HOOVER

No. 77-266.

55 Ill. App.3d 895 (1978)

371 N.E.2d 371

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES HOOVER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed January 6, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Agostinelli and Mark W. Burkhalter, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

Michael M. Mihm, State's Attorney, of Peoria (James E. Hinterlong and Robert M. Hansen, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE BARRY delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal was initiated by the defendant, James Hoover, after a jury trial in which he was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 8 nor more than 24 years. In this appeal, the defendant raises only two issues.

First, the defendant argues that the prosecutor, in his closing argument, exceeded the bounds of proper argument by implying...

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