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PEOPLE v. BARNER

No. 1-04-3131.

871 N.E.2d 849 (2007)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John BARNER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

June 29, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, and Kathleen M. Flynn, Assistant Appellate Defender, of Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (James F. Fitzgerald, Michelle Katz and Whitney Bond, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for Appellee.

Justice CAHILL delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant John Barner was convicted by a jury of aggravated criminal sexual assault. 720 ILCS 5/12-14(a)(2) (West 1998). He represented himself at trial and testified in his own behalf. He was sentenced to natural life imprisonment. Defendant appeals, arguing: (1) the State distorted the burden of proof in its rebuttal closing argument; and (2) he was denied a fair trial when the trial court allowed the State to impeach...

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