People v. Belton

Defendant Ernie Belton was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary after his conviction by a jury of the offense of unlawful use of weapons in carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle within five years of release from the penitentiary. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, pars. 24 — 1(a) (10) and 24 — 1(b).) He appeals, contending that he was denied a fair trial (1) by the State’s exercise of its peremptory challenges so as to deny him a jury made up of members representative of the community and (2) by the prosecutor’s final argument. We affirm.

Because no contention is made that defendant was…