People v. Gilmore

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE DRUCKER

delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendant appeals from his conviction for murder. He was found guilty by a jury and was sentenced to a term of fourteen to seventeen years. Defendant first appealed to the Illinois Supreme Court contending that the introduction of records of prior convictions for impeachment purposes violated his constitutional rights and that the prosecution’s final argument was unfair and prejudicial. The Illinois Supreme Court found that “ [n] either claim presents a substantial constitutional question, and on the Court’s own motion the cause…