People v. Whittaker

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STOUDER

delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial defendant, Leslie Whittaker, was found guilty of the offense of attempt theft and sentenced by the circuit court of Tazewell County to a term in the penitentiary of one to three years.

On this appeal the defendant raises three issues. First, the trial court erred in giving Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions, Criminal, No. 5.03 (1968) (hereinafter IPI Criminal); second, the final argument of the prosecution constituted prejudicial and reversible error; third, the court erred in denying his post-trial motion for a…