People v. Hall

Defendant was found guilty of robbery in a jury trial and sentenced by the trial judge to serve eight to fifteen years in the Illinois State Penitentiary. On appeal defendant contends that he was not found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and that prejudicial and inflammatory remarks in the closing arguments of the prosecutor denied him a fair trial.

The prosecuting witness, Joseph Leopoldo, testified that on February 20, 1971, about 8:00 P.M., he was in the vicinity of Madison and Racine Streets after visiting a friend. As he was walking west on Madison Street, west of Racine, he was grabbed…