PEOPLE v. RIVERA

No. 1-89-1303.

602 N.E.2d 66 (1992)

235 Ill. App.3d 536

176 Ill.Dec. 759

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Francisco RIVERA, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

September 25, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Anne E. Meyer, Asst. Appellate Defender, for defendant-appellant.

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty. of Cook County, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, James E. Fitzgerald, Asst. State's Attys., of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant, Francisco Rivera, was found guilty of possession of heroin, cocaine and cannabis with intent to deliver, and was sentenced to ten years imprisonment. Defendant appeals, contending that the State bolstered its witnesses' testimony through inadmissible evidence and improper statements in closing arguments. Defendant also asks that the sentencing order be corrected.

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