PEOPLE v. JONES

No. 1-88-1690.

628 N.E.2d 717 (1993)

257 Ill. App.3d 113

195 Ill.Dec. 253

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vernell JONES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

December 14, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Public Defender of Cook County, Chicago (Rita A. Fry, Anne C. Myles-Smith and Vicki Rogers, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (Jack O'Malley, Renee Goldfarb, Margaret Regan and Anne Scrivner, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.


Presiding Justice McCORMICK delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Vernell Jones was charged with armed robbery and aggravated battery. After a jury trial, defendant was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to eight years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

On appeal, defendant argues that (1) the conduct of the prosecutors during his testimony denied him a fair trial; (2) the trial court erred when it denied his request for a jury instruction...

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