People v. Carroll

PRESIDING JUSTICE COOK

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant Scott A. Carroll was convicted of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(2), (a)(3) (West 1992)) and sentenced to 60 years’ imprisonment. Defendant appeals, contending he was denied a fair trial because the prosecutor improperly defined reasonable doubt during closing argument. We affirm.

At trial, Keith Wilson testified that around 8:45 p.m. on August 28, 1993, he walked with defendant and Gary Dean Thomas to William Doug Scoggins’ Jacksonville home. There, the group smoked some marijuana.…