People v. Bennett

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Albert E Bennett, was convicted of possession of contraband in a penal institution (720 ILCS 5/31A—1.1.(g) (West 1996)). The trial court sentenced the defendant to five years in prison. The defendant appeals, contending that he was denied a fair trial because the prosecutor essentially argued during closing argument that the State’s witnesses were credible because they were correctional officers. We affirm.

The evidence presented at the defendant’s trial established that on February 6, 1997, the defendant was an inmate incarcerated at the Du Page County…