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PEOPLE v. HOUSTON

No. 78-1428.

81 Ill. App.3d 753 (1980)

401 N.E.2d 999

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHARLES HOUSTON, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Rehearing denied March 10, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr, Iris E. Sholder, and James L. Alexander, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Charles Houston, was charged by information with two counts of murder of Patrick J. Rainwater. Following a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of murder and sentenced to serve 30 to 60 years in prison. On appeal, the defendant argues that (1) repeated references to the defendant as the "brick man" violated his due process right to a fair trial by leading the jury...

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