People v. Anthony

Defendant Tyrone Anthony was convicted of armed robbery after a jury trial in the Circuit Court of McLean County and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for 5 to 12 years. He appeals.

Defendant contends on appeal that he was denied a fair trial because improper remarks were made by the prosecutor during closing argument. He claims that the prosecutor expressed his personal opinion of defendant’s guilt, mentioned defendant’s failure to produce certain witnesses, and referred to defendant as a liar and that these comments constituted prejudicial error requiring reversal of his…