People v. Pugh

Defendant, Ernest H. Pugh, Jr., after a mistrial because of a hung jury, was retried and convicted of two counts of deviate sexual assault and sentenced to two concurrent sentences of 15-20 years in prison. On appeal defendant raises eight issues:

1. Was the defendant denied a fair trial because the trial court sustained a State objection to defendant’s closing arguments summarizing the evidence of impeachment of the alleged victim;

2. Was the defendant denied a fair opportunity to present his defense and thereby denied due process of law because the trial court excluded a defendant’s witness…