PEOPLE v. FLORES

No. 1-91-0374.

628 N.E.2d 226 (1993)

256 Ill. App.3d 484

194 Ill.Dec. 729

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Johnny FLORES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

November 5, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas R. Bennett & Associates, Chicago (H. Wycliffe Martin, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty. of Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Susan S. Wigoda, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice COUSINS delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a trial by jury, defendant, Johnny Flores (Flores), was convicted of first degree murder (Ill.Rev.Stat.1989, ch. 38, par. 9-1) and sentenced to 40 years imprisonment. Flores asserts that he is entitled to a new trial because: (1) the prosecutor misstated the evidence during closing argument; (2) the prosecutor made numerous prejudicial comments during closing...

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