People v. Cox

Defendant, Albert Cox, was indicted for the offenses of burglary and possession of burglary tools. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, pars. 19-1,19-2.) Following a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of each charge. The trial court subsequently imposed concurrent sentences of 4 to 12 years for burglary and 1 to 3 years for possession of burglary tools. Defendant appeals from the judgments of conviction.

On appeal, defendant contends that (1) he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) the State’s closing argument was prejudicial where defendant was characterized as a professional…