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PEOPLE v. DOWDS

No. 4-92-0805.

625 N.E.2d 878 (1993)

253 Ill. App.3d 955

192 Ill.Dec. 723

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dorsey D. DOWDS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

December 9, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender, Judith L. Libby, Asst. Defender, Springfield, for defendant-appellant.

Richard L. Broch, State's Atty., Tuscola, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, Linda Susan McClain, Staff Atty., Springfield, for plaintiff-appellee.

Justice STEIGMANN delivered the opinion of the court:

In April 1992, a jury convicted defendant, Dorsey D. Dowds, of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) (625 ILCS 5/11-501 (West 1992)). In August 1992, the trial court sentenced defendant to 60 days in jail. On appeal, defendant argues that he was denied a fair trial by the prosecutor's "unnecessary and inflammatory demonstration of pouring seven beers into a pitcher during rebuttal argument." We disagree...

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