People v. Hill

Defendant was charged with theft by deception. Ill Rev Stats (1965) c 38, § 16-1 (b). A jury found defendant guilty of the crime charged, and he was sentenced to the Illinois State Penitentiary for three to eight years. Defendant appeals to this court, alleging three errors: (1) that the closing argument of the state’s attorney was prejudicial; (2) that he was unduly limited in his cross-examination by not being supplied with a statement of the complaining witness; and (3) that evidence of separate and subsequent offenses was improperly introduced and admitted into evidence.

The complainant…