People v. Carr

Defendant was charged in separate indictments with unlawful possession and sale of a narcotic drug. The court found on a preliminary hearing that certain evidence had been obtained as a result of an illegal search of defendant’s apartment. That evidence was suppressed and the State later nolle prossed the indictment for possession. The case proceeded to trial by jury on the charge of illegal sale of a narcotic drug. Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to serve from ten to twenty-five years in the state penitentiary. He contends on appeal that improper argument by the prosecutor deprived…