People v. Sylvester

Defendant-appellant Sanchez Sylvester was found guilty of armed robbery after a jury trial in the Circuit Court of St. Clair County, and was sentenced to a term of five to 15 years imprisonment.

The defendant contends here that the trial court erred in refusing his request for different appointed counsel; that he was prejudiced by the admission of evidence showing that he had committed a crime other than the one for which he was being tried and by hearsay testimony that a witness had identified him from a photographic array; and that he was denied a fair trial by prosecutorial misconduct. The…