People v. Dixon

The defendant was convicted by a jury of attempt armed robbery and sentenced to 10 to 14 years in the State Penitentiary. On appeal, he raises two questions: (1) whether the prosecutor’s closing argument, commenting in part on the defendant’s attitude during the trial, makes it necessary to give the defendant a new trial; and (2) whether the defendant’s sentence must be modified according to the Unified Code of Corrections (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1972 Supp., ch. 38, par. 18 — 2(b)). We answer these no and yes, in that order.

As the defendant has not challenged the sufficiency of the evidence, a…