People v. Lee

After a jury trial, defendant, Michael Lee, was convicted of burglary (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 19 — 1) and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. On appeal, defendant asserts that (1) he was not found guilty of burglary beyond a reasonable doubt because the evidence was insufficient to establish that he possessed the intent to commit a theft at the time he entered the tavern; (2) he was denied a fair trial due to the prosecutor’s misstatement of law regarding the voluntary intoxication defense and improper comments vouching for the credibility of a State witness; (3) he was denied…