People v. Giangrande

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• it was improper for the State to ask, “ ‘where’s the evidence that defendant didn’t do it?’ ” (emphasis omitted), because it suggested that the defendant was required to present evidence tending to prove his innocence
• “we recognize that a prosecutor may comment on the uncontra-dicted nature of the State’s case ***. *** [The comment] is more than a comment that evidence is uncontradicted. The comment may well have improperly suggested to the jury that defendant had a burden to introduce evidence”
• “we recognize that a prosecutor may comment on the uncontradicted nature of the State’s case ***. *** [The comment] is more than a comment that evidence is uncontradicted. The comment may well have improperly suggested to the jury that defendant had a burden to introduce evidence”

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