PEOPLE v. HUGHES

No. 3-87-0455.

167 Ill. App.3d 265 (1988)

521 N.E.2d 240

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES E. HUGHES, JR., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed March 17, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth D. Brown, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

Joan Scott, State's Attorney, of Lewistown (Gary F. Gnidovec, of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.


Affirmed as modified.

PRESIDING JUSTICE STOUDER delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury convicted the defendant, James E. Hughes, Jr., of threatening a public official (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 12-9). The defendant appeals, contesting certain prosecutorial statements made during closing arguments, the amount of credit he received for time served while awaiting trial, and the amount of his fine.

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