Appellate Court of Illinois· 6/30/2005

People v. Moore

Citations

832 N.E.2d 431
358 Ill. App. 3d 683
295 Ill. Dec. 280
2005 Ill. App. LEXIS 667

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concluding prosecutor’s statement that a bullet in the victim’s head was an “early Christmas gift” was not improper
finding Hoover “not instructive” where it did not “address whether the evidence was sufficient to establish the mental states of intent or knowledge,” as the case on appeal presented
objection logged by the defendant and instruction issued to jury by trial court cured any prejudice arising from State’s comment in closing argument
objection logged by the defendant and instruction issued to jury by trial court cured any prejudice arising from State's comment in closing argument
“The State is afforded a great deal of latitude in presenting closing argument and is entitled to argue all reasonable inferences from the evidence.”
“[T]he record contains no information to indicate whether defendant was given the opportunity to make that decision [about submitting a lesser- included offense instruction]. Without this information, we cannot adjudicate defendant’s claim.”

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