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PEOPLE v. THOMAS

No. 82-645.

116 Ill. App.3d 216 (1983)

452 N.E.2d 77

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CLIFFORD THOMAS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed July 5, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Giovannini & Goldberg, of Chicago (Dennis A. Giovannini and Herbert L. Goldberg, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Michael E. Shabat, Bruce A. Cardello, and Matthew J. Egan, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE STAMOS delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial, defendant Clifford Thomas was convicted of murder. A sentence of 40 years was entered on the verdict. Defendant's sole contention on appeal is that he was denied his right to a fair trial as a result of improper comments made by the prosecutors in closing and rebuttal arguments.

Theodus James was fatally shot on the night of August 20, 1981, while he was standing...

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