Justice McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial, defendant, John Shlimon, was found guilty of murder and was sentenced to a 50-year term of imprisonment. Defendant appeals, contending that: (1) he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) the State's repeated references to gang membership, symbols and signs were unduly prejudicial to defendant; (3) the State's closing argument emphasizing defendant's gang membership pandered...
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