Appellate Court of Illinois· 6/30/2010

People v. Smith

Citations

402 Ill. App. 3d 538
931 N.E.2d 864
341 Ill. Dec. 967
2010 Ill. App. LEXIS 655

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finding sufficient evidence to sustain conviction for attempt murder of a peace officer where defendant looked at officer for 15 seconds, then drove at him on sidewalk, and the “natural consequence” would have been to harm or kill had officer not dived away
“ ‘you didn’t hear any evidence that he wasn’t trying to kill anyone’ ” improperly shifted burden of proof to defendant
“Although the prosecutor *** shifted the burden of proof, the prosecutor’s improper closing remarks do not warrant reversal unless they could have affected the jury’s verdict.”
“you didn’t hear any evidence that he wasn’t trying to kill anyone” improperly shifted burden of proof to defendant
“you didn’t hear any evidence that he wasn’t trying to kill anyone” improperly shifted burden of proof to defendant
prosecutor improperly commented on defendant’s failure to testify by saying, “ ‘[h]ave you heard any evidence that he didn’t know’ ” and “ ‘[y]ou didn’t hear anything from that witness stand’ ”

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Judges: Neville

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