People v. Hovanec

Defendant, Robert Hovanec, was indicted for voluntary manslaughter, attempted murder and aggravated battery. After a trial by jury, defendant was convicted only of the aggravated battery charge. Defendant’s grounds for appeal are that the trial court erred in permitting a courtroom demonstration and that the misconduct of the prosecutor denied defendant a fair trial.

Because we reverse and remand for a new trial due to the misconduct of the prosecutor, we need not discuss the first claim of error.

Briefly stated, the facts are: at approximately 2 a.m. on April 12,1974, defendant and Andrew…