People v. Upshaw

PRESIDING JUSTICE HARTMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was charged with, and, after a jury trial, convicted of three murders. He was sentenced to 300 to 900 years imprisonment. For appellate review he raises the issues of whether: (1) the trial court properly admitted evidence of defendant’s attempted escapes subsequent to his arrest; (2) the jury should have been instructed as to the consequences of a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity; (3) the prosecutor’s closing argument was improper and deprived defendant of a fair trial; and (4) defendant was proved sane beyond a…