People v. Armstrong

On January 28, 1994, following a jury trial in the circuit court of Sangamon County, defendant Kevin D. Armstrong was convicted of the offense of robbery (720 ILCS 5/18—1 (West 1992)). He was acquitted of a charge of armed robbery. He was subsequently sentenced to a term of three years’ imprisonment. Defendant maintains on appeal he was denied his right to a fair trial when the prosecution made improper comments about the defendant during closing argument. We affirm.

As no question is raised as to the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict, we discuss the evidence only in a very…