People v. Craig

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE DRUCKER

delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendant, Hazen Craig, was convicted of robbery after a jury trial and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than three nor more than ten years. Defendant sued out a writ of error in the Supreme Court which transferred the case to the Appellate Court.

Contentions on Appeal

Defendant contends that he did not receive a fair trial because:(1) the prosecutor’s closing argument to the jury was improper, in that he:

A. read the indictment to the jury, and

B. stated that the defendant had confessed to an assault and…