PEOPLE v. CLARK

No. 3-01-0669.

781 N.E.2d 1126 (2002)

335 Ill. App.3d 758

269 Ill.Dec. 936

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George L. CLARK, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

December 9, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kerry J. Bryson, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, for George L. Clark.

John X. Breslin, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, Edward Danner, Fulton County State's Attorney, Lewistown, Judith Z. Kelly, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, for the People.


Justice GROMETER delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Fulton County, defendant, George L. Clark, was convicted of one count of armed robbery (720 ILCS 5/18-2 (West 2000)) and one count of home invasion (720 ILCS 5/12-11 (West 2000)). Defendant now appeals, alleging three errors. First, he contends that it was error for the State to impeach him with his postarrest silence. Second, he asserts that the State's closing argument...

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