People v. Kitchen

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SIMON

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Isiah Kitchen, was convicted by a jury of the murder of Riley Parker and the attempt murder of Charles Morgan, and sentenced to not less than 15 nor more than 25 years for murder and not less than 4 nor more than 12 years for attempt minder, the sentences to run concurrently. His appeal raises three issues: whether (i) the trial court abused its discretion in denying defendant’s motion in limine to preclude the State from introducing his two previous convictions for aggravated battery, (ii) improper statements by the…