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PEOPLE v. COSMANO

No. 1-10-1196.

964 N.E.2d 87 (2011)

357 Ill. Dec. 724

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael COSMANO, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

December 27, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward M. Genson , Genson & Gillespie, and Marc W. Martin , Marc Martin, Ltd., Chicago, for appellant.

Anita M. Alvarez , State's Attorney of Cook County ( Alan Spellberg and Janet C. Mahoney , Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

OPINION

Justice KARNEZIS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 Following a jury trial, defendant Michael Cosmano was convicted of the 1981 murder of Milton Rodriguez. On appeal, defendant argues: (1) the State made numerous improper comments during closing argument, the cumulative effect of which warrants a new trial; (2) the State elicited improper evidence regarding a gun defendant possessed at the time of his arrest; (3) the State...

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