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PEOPLE v. BELL

No. 1-01-1983.

796 N.E.2d 1114 (2003)

343 Ill. App.3d 110

277 Ill.Dec. 748

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sylvester BELL, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

Rehearing Denied July 31, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago (Michael J. Pelletier, Adam L. Frankel, of counsel), for Appellant.

State's Attorney of County of Cook, Chicago (Richard A. Devine, Renee Goldfarb, Margaret J. Campos, Patrick J. Keane, of counsel), for Appellee.

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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