Presiding Justice CERDA delivered the opinion of the court.
Following a jury trial, defendant, Tony Rivers, was convicted of aggravated kidnapping (720 ILCS 5/10-2(a) (West 1992)), two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault (720 ILCS 5/12-14(a)(West 1992)), and armed robbery (720 ILCS 5/18-2(a) (West 1992)). He was sentenced to 50 years' imprisonment. The issue on appeal is whether the trial court's comments to defense counsel and to a potential juror were so...
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