People v. Nicks

■ Defendant appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of armed robbery and from a sentence imposed of 12 to 20 years. Defendant raises the following issues: (1) Whether the trial court abused its.discretion in not ordering a competency hearing, (2) Whether the trial court erred in not suppressing evidence of the gun, (3) Whether allegedly prejudicial hearsay testimony was improperly admitted, (4) Whether defendant was proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, (5) Whether defendant was deprived of a fair trial because of certain prosecutorial closing remarks, (6)…