People v. Bey

After a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County defendant was convicted of burglary and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 10 to 20 years. He appeals alleging: (1) suggestive identification procedures denied him due process of law; (2) the prosecutor’s inflammatory and prejudicial remarks in closing argument deprived him a fair trial; and (3) incorrect descriptions of pending indictments against him offered at the hearing in aggravation and mitigation resulted in an excessive penalty.

Shortly after midnight on May 2, 1961, Mrs. Dorothy Radner was awakened by a noise in her…