People v. Deloney

Following a jury trial defendant Kristopher Deloney was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to 40 years in prison. On appeal, he contends that he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel and that he was denied a fair trial when the prosecutor made prejudicial statements to the jury. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Defendant was initially charged -with first degree murder, armed robbery, home invasion, and residential burglary. Prior to trial, defendant filed a motion to suppress statements he had made to police officers and an assistant State’s Attorney while in…