PEOPLE v. WATSON

No. 79-1728.

94 Ill. App.3d 550 (1981)

418 N.E.2d 1015

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SYLVESTER WATSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Opinion filed March 20, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neville & Ward, of Chicago, for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr, Pamela L. Gray, and John M. Hynes, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE LORENZ delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant was tried by jury and found guilty of burglary, kidnapping, unlawful restraint, and rape. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, pars. 19-1, 10-1, 10-3, 11-1.) He was sentenced to an extended term of 50 years imprisonment for the rape. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 1005-8-2.

The three issues raised by this appeal are whether the prosecutor made improper comments during...

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