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PEOPLE v. SAWCZENKO

No. 1-86-3272.

180 Ill. App.3d 406 (1989)

535 N.E.2d 1105

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STEPHEN SAWCZENKO, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Opinion filed March 9, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul P. Biebel, Jr., Public Defender, of Chicago (Vicki Rogers, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Inge Fryklund, Al Tomaso, and Judy L. DeAngelis, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE LINN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant, Stephen Sawczenko, was convicted of residential burglary and sentenced to 12 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Defendant raises three issues on appeal: (1) whether the trial court erred when it denied his motion to suppress evidence; (2) whether comments made by the State during its closing argument were prejudicial so as to deny him a fair...

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