People v. Everette

Following a jury trial, defendant, Donald Everette, was convicted of murder and sentenced to 24 years’ imprisonment.

This cause now comes before us on remand from the supreme court (People v. Everette (1990), 141 Ill. 2d 147, 565 N.E.2d 1295) to consider two issues presented by defendant which this court did not reach in our previous decision on this matter (People v. Everette (1989), 187 Ill. App. 3d 1063, 543 N.E.2d 1040). Defendant first contends that the following statements are prejudicial and constitute reversible error: (1) numerous references to the location of the fatal wound, i.e.,…