People v. Berry

Following a jury trial, defendant Derrick Berry was convicted of armed robbery (111. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2—(a)) and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. Defendant now argues that this court should reverse his conviction on grounds that the State violated his due process rights at trial by: (1) introducing evidence of his post-arrest silence to impeach his alibi testimony; (2) improperly impeaching his alibi witnesses with evidence of their failure to come forward and notify the police of the alibi; (3) attempting to shift the burden of proof by arguing that defendant failed to…