People v. Starnes

FIFTH DIVISION May 18, 2007 No. 1-04-2704 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County ) v. ) ) LATONYA STARNES, ) Honorable ) Lawrence P. Fox, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE O’MARA FROSSARD delivered the opinion of the court: Latonya Starnes was convicted following a jury trial of the first-degree murder of her infant son, Bryant, and sentenced to 50 years in prison. Defendant raises five issues on appeal. Defendant argues she was denied a fair trial because the prosecutor during rebuttal argument said the…