PEOPLE v. JEFFERSON

No. 1-89-0308.

592 N.E.2d 134 (1992)

227 Ill. App.3d 491

169 Ill.Dec. 647

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Freddie JEFFERSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

March 18, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randolph N. Stone, Public Defender of Cook County (Tina Liebling, Asst. Public Defender, of counsel), Chicago, for defendant-appellant.

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


Justice SCARIANO delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Freddie Jefferson appeals from his conviction by a jury of the murder of Tammy Washington on the grounds that (1) the trial judge gave improper instructions on accomplice liability; (2) the prosecutor made inappropriate remarks during his closing argument; and (3) the trial judge improperly questioned the defendant and impermissibly commented on the evidence. Defendant seeks a reversal of his conviction...

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