People v. McCray

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JIGANTI

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, James McCray, was found guilty of robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 18—1) after a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County. He was sentenced to a term of five years probation. The issues for review are whether the defendant was found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and whether he was deprived of a fair trial as a result of prosecutorial misconduct.

The complainant, Alfred Minor, testified that on September 5,1973, he had been to a party at a friend’s house, leaving at about 1:30 a.m. Although he…