PEOPLE v. RAINONE

No. 86-2518.

176 Ill. App.3d 35 (1988)

530 N.E.2d 1026

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff, v. LOUIS RAINONE, Defendant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Rehearing denied November 21, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert DeMeo, of Stillo & DeMeo, and Anthony Pinelli, both of Chicago, for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Inge Fryklund and Renee Goldfarb, Assistant State's Attorneys, and Sara Dillery Hynes, Special Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a trial by jury, defendant, Louis Rainone, was convicted of murder and was sentenced to a term of 40 years. Defendant appeals, contending that he was denied a fair trial due to improper reference to the victim's family; improper limitation of cross-examination; and improper prosecutorial comment during its closing statement. Defendant further contends that the sentence imposed...

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