People v. Jones

Following a jury trial, defendant, Anthony R Jones, was convicted of, inter alia, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (720 ILCS 5/24— 1.6(a)(1), (a)(3)(C) (West 2000)). He was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment. He appeals, arguing that (1) the trial court erred in denying his pretrial motion to suppress a statement; (2) the prosecutor’s closing argument improperly highlighted defendant’s failure to testify; (3) the court erred in admitting irrelevant evidence and evidence of unrelated criminal activity; and (4) defendant was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. We affirm.

I. FACTS

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