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PEOPLE v. ADAMS

No. 3-09-0004.

934 N.E.2d 1073 (2010)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Romney ADAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

August 30, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Verlin R. Meinz, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, for Romney Adams.

Terry A. Mertel, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, James Glasgow, State's Attorney, Joliet, Thomas D. Arado, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, for People.

Justice CARTER delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Romney Adams, was convicted of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (720 ILCS 570/402(c) (West 2006)) and sentenced to five years' imprisonment. On appeal, the defendant contends that the prosecutor made improper and prejudicial remarks during closing argument, which require that the matter be reversed and remanded for a new trial. The State maintains that the prosecutor's arguments were permissible...

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