People v. Manley

Defendant, Timothy Manley, was charged by indictment with two counts of murder and with one count of armed violence. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, pars. 9 — 1(a)(1), (a)(2), 33A — 2.) Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of one count of murder, and was sentenced to a term of 40 years. On appeal, defendant contends that (1) he was deprived of the right to due process by the the prosecutor’s improper reference to defendant’s post-arrest silence; (2) he was deprived of the right to a fair trial by improper comments made by the prosecutor during opening statements and closing…