People v. Porterfield

The defendant, Russell Porterfield, was indicted on two counts of attempted murder and on two counts of aggravated battery. After a trial by jury, he was found guilty on the two counts of aggravated battery, and he was sentenced to serve an 8 to 10 year term in the Illinois State Penitentiary on each count, the terms to run concurrently.

On appeal, the defendant contends (1) that he was deprived of a fair trial because of the prosecutor’s misconduct throughout the trial, (2) that the jury was inadequately instructed on his theory of self-defense, (3) that he was not proved guilty beyond a…