People v. Jones

At the conclusion of a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Robert Lee Jones, was found guilty of theft (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 16 — 1) and was sentenced to a four-year prison term.

On appeal, defendant contends: (1) the trial court improperly instructed the jury; (2) the improper jury instruction and the prosecutor’s closing argument emphasized defendant’s silence at the time of his arrest; (3) the prosecutor’s closing argument improperly emphasized defendant’s failure to testify; and (4) the trial court, prior to sentencing, erroneously failed to determine…