PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

No. 1-12-2745.

30 N.E.3d 511 (2015)

391 Ill. Dec. 241

2015 IL App (1st) 122745

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kerry WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

Rehearing Denied April 28, 2015.

Modified Upon Denial of Rehearing May 5, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier , Alan D. Goldberg , and Emily E. Filpi , all of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Anita M. Alvarez , State's Attorney, of Chicago ( Alan J. Spellberg, Michelle Katz , and Carol L. Gaines , Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


OPINION

¶ 1 This appeal concerns the limits on a prosecutor's closing argument in a criminal case. Specifically, the appeal focuses on the issue of vouching. At trial, the prosecution crossed the line of permissible argument and, therefore, we reverse.

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