PEOPLE v. MITCHELL

No. 82-2663.

123 Ill. App.3d 868 (1984)

463 N.E.2d 864

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HERMAN MITCHELL, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed April 27, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Suzanne M. Xinos, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Michael E. Shabat, Jane E. Liechty, and Neil J. Linehan, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE SULLIVAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of murder and sentenced to a term of 25 years. On appeal, he contends that (1) the trial court erred in denying his motions to quash his arrest and suppress his statements; and (2) he was denied a fair trial (a) by improper prosecutorial comments in rebuttal argument and (b) by the State's knowing use of perjured testimony.

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