Justice GALLAGHER delivered the opinion of the court upon denial of rehearing:
Following a jury trial, defendant Sylvester Bell was convicted of possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver within 1,000 feet of a church. The trial court sentenced defendant to 7½ years in prison. On appeal, defendant contends that several comments by prosecutors in opening statement and closing argument prejudiced the jury and deprived him of a fair trial. He...
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