People v. Griffith

PRESIDING JUSTICE GARCIA

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Evan Griffith was convicted of felony murder in a jury trial in 1999, during which, according to the published opinion of this court, prosecutor Laura Morask engaged in numerous instances of prosecutorial misconduct, which “called into question the State’s commitment to fair and just enforcement of the law.” People v. Griffith, 334 Ill. App. 3d 98, 119, 777 N.E.2d 459 (2002). Nevertheless, “the overwhelming evidence in support of the felony murder charge *** constrained [this court] to affirm Griffith’s conviction and…