People v. Dowds

In April 1992, a jury convicted defendant, Dorsey D. Dowds, of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) (625 ILCS 5/11 — 501 (West 1992)). In August 1992, the trial court sentenced defendant to 60 days in jail. On appeal, defendant argues that he was denied a fair trial by the prosecutor’s “unnecessary and inflammatory demonstration of pouring seven beers into a pitcher during rebuttal argument.” We disagree and affirm.

Because defendant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain his conviction, we address the evidence only as it pertains to the prosecutor’s…