People v. Fernandez

Defendant-appellant Kirk Fernandez was convicted of armed robbery and aggravated battery after a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Madison County. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of imprisonment of 20-40 years for armed robbery and one to three years for aggravated battery. On appeal, he contends that the verdict of the jury was not supported by sufficient evidence, that he was denied trial by a jury of his peers by improper jury selection, that certain evidentiary rulings by the trial court denied him a fair trial, that he was prejudiced by prosecutorial misconduct, and that the…