People v. Hill

Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Tazewell County, defendant, Lloyd Hill, was convicted of aggravated assault and sentenced to 364 days at the State Penal Farm. On appeal the sole issue is whether certain remarks made by the prosecutor during closing argument were legitimate inferences from the facts and circumstances proved at trial.

For the foUowing reasons we affirm.

On June 30, 1975, Clifton Marteness, his wife and child were driving home from the ADC office in Pekin when the defendant, who was in his car, began to foUow them. According to Marteness’ testimony at the trial, the…