People v. Ramey

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

In this appeal from an armed robbery conviction after a jury trial, the following issues are presented: (1) whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying defendant’s motion in limine to prohibit the use, for impeachment purposes in the event defendant elected to testify, of two prior convictions for possession of a controlled substance; and (2) whether certain remarks made by the prosecutor in closing argument deprived defendant of a fair trial.

Defendant was charged by information with the armed robbery of a grocery…