Justice McCULLOUGH delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant appeals from his conviction and sentence for armed violence (720 ILCS 5/33A-2 (West 1992)) alleging (1) the trial court erred in denying a continuance to secure the presence of an alibi witness; (2) he is entitled to a new trial based on the prosecutor's reference to the absence of defendant's alibi witnesses; and (3) the court abused its discretion in allowing impeachment of defendant with his prior...
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