People v. Hart

Defendant, Eric Hart, was charged in the circuit court of Macon County with armed robbery and aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, pursuant to section 18 — 2(a) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/18 — 2(a) (West 2000)) and section 11 — 204.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11 — 204.1 (West 2000)). A jury found defendant guilty of both offenses, and defendant was subsequently sentenced to concurrent terms of 20 and 3 years’ imprisonment, with credit for 369 days time served. Defendant appealed, arguing he was denied a fair trial when the prosecutor…