PEOPLE v. PREWITT

Nos. 85-2052, 85-2209 cons.

160 Ill. App.3d 942 (1987)

513 N.E.2d 977

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DENNIS PREWITT, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed September 4, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Clark and Patricia Unsinn, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Thomas V. Gainer, Jr., Christopher J. Cummings, and Michael L. Vittori, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Affirmed in part, and vacated in part and remanded.

JUSTICE LORENZ delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial defendant was found guilty of murder, attempted murder, and deviate sexual assault. The trial judge sentenced defendant to concurrent terms of imprisonment of 75 years for murder, 40 years for deviate sexual assault, and 15 years for attempted murder. Defendant appeals, alleging that: (1) the prosecutor's comments in closing argument...

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