People v. O'BANNER

Following a jury trial, defendant, Snowrene O’Banner, was convicted of murder. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1.) Defendant brought a motion requesting a new trial based upon trial errors and incompetency of trial counsel. The court denied defendant’s post-trial motion and sentenced defendant to a term of 20 years’ imprisonment.

On appeal, defendant contends that (1) she was deprived of effective assistance of counsel; (2) she was deprived of a fair trial by the prosecutor’s improper cross-examination of defense witnesses and by improper comments in his closing argument; (3) the trial…