People v. Carel

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE ALLOY

delivered the opinion of the court:

Raymond Carel appeals to this court from a conviction, in a jury trial of the crime of burglary, with a consequent sentence of 3 to 10 years in the penitentiary. Defendant contends on appeal that he was unfairly prejudiced by the prosecutor’s comments, in closing argument, with respect to defendant’s prior burglary conviction.

We note from the record that Hamilton, Illinois, police officers were alerted to the burglary by a neighbor, who noticed three persons attempting to enter Bricker’s service station through a window in the…