PEOPLE v. DIAMOND

No. 1-87-2670.

593 N.E.2d 753 (1992)

229 Ill. App.3d 48

170 Ill.Dec. 864

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anthony DIAMOND, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

April 29, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty. of Cook County, Renee G. Goldfarb and Margaret J. Faustmann, Chicago, for plaintiff-appellee.

Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, (Maria A. Harrigan, David M. Goldwin, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.


Presiding Justice GREIMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

In a bench trial, defendant Anthony Diamond (Diamond) was convicted of the stabbing murder of Michael Joyce (Joyce) and sentenced to an extended term of 80 years.

On appeal, defendant contends: (1) that the prosecution's closing argument suggesting two of its witnesses had great credibility because they had made prior consistent statements denied him a fair trial, although no consistent statements...

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