People v. Holloway

PRESIDING JUSTICE FITZGERALD SMITH

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant Eric Holloway was convicted of burglary and sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment. On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court erred by deferring its ruling on his motion in limine to bar the State’s use of his prior convictions for impeachment purposes until after he testified. We affirm.

Defendant’s conviction arose from an incident that took place in Chicago on July 29, 2004. In brief, the State’s theory of the case was that around 5:30 a.m., defendant broke into a car without the…