People v. Ray

PRESIDING JUSTICE HARTMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury found defendant guilty of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1), attempted armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, pars. 8 — 4 and 18 — 2), and armed violence (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 33A — 2), he was sentenced to a natural life term of imprisonment. Defendant appeals from his conviction and sentencing, raising as issues whether: (1) various instances of prosecutorial misconduct denied him a fair trial; (2) evidence of his identification at an uncounseled lineup was improperly admitted; (3)…