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PEOPLE v. ROACH

No. 3-89-0656.

571 N.E.2d 515 (1991)

213 Ill. App.3d 119

156 Ill.Dec. 731

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Willie ROACH, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

April 30, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph N. Ehmann, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, for Willie C. Roach.

Jay P. Hoffmann, John X. Breslin, Deputy Director, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutors, Ottawa, Edward Burmila, Jr., Will County State's Atty., Joliet, for the people.

Justice SLATER delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Willie Roach, appeals his convictions for first degree murder and aggravated battery (Ill.Rev.Stat.1989, ch. 38, pars. 9-1(a)(2), 12-4(b)(1)). The sole issue on appeal is whether the prosecutor committed reversible error in his closing argument. We reverse.

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