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PEOPLE v. RIVERA

No. 77-1026.

62 Ill. App.3d 401 (1978)

378 N.E.2d 1293

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. VIDAL RIVERA, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Opinion filed July 7, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Ruebner and Andrew Berman, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger and Joan S. Cherry, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE LORENZ delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of aggravated battery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 12-4) and sentenced to a term of three to nine years. On appeal he contends that he was denied a fair trial where the prosecutor implied in closing argument that defendant's prior conviction was evidence of guilt in the present case.

At trial the following pertinent facts...

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