PEOPLE v. WILLIS

No. 81-683.

119 Ill. App.3d 34 (1983)

456 N.E.2d 165

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

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed October 18, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randy E. Blue, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Mt. Vernon (Robert L. Carter, of Coppinger and Carter, of counsel), for appellant.

Randy Patchett, State's Attorney, of Marion (Stephen E. Norris and Karen Stallman, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE JONES delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, William Willis, Jr., appeals from his conviction for the offense of armed violence following a jury trial in the circuit court of Williamson County. He asserts on appeal that he was denied his right to a fair trial because (1) the trial court erroneously admitted evidence of a prior crime and (2) the prosecutor made improper remarks during closing argument. We affirm.

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