Justice McBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial, defendant Xavier Edgecombe was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to a six-year prison term. On appeal, defendant contends that he was denied a fair trial because the State engaged in improper argument and the trial court improperly admitted hearsay evidence of flight. We reverse and remand for a new trial.
Briefly stated, the State's evidence established that DeShon Thompson...
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