People v. Wheatley

PRESIDING JUSTICE MURRAY

delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial, defendant Kenneth Wheatley was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. On appeal, defendant contends: (1) he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt because the complaining witness’ identification of him was inadequate and unreliable and a lineup from which the witness identified him was the product of suggestive procedure; (2) he was denied a fair trial because a number of comments by the State during closing and rebuttal arguments were not based on the evidence or were made as…