People v. Gutierrez 

Defendant, age 19 at time of incident, was convicted of first-degree murder, aggravated criminal sexual assault, burglary, and concealment of a homicidal death, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Prosecutor's comments in closing argument were supported by evidence, including statements in Defendant's fictional accounts of incident, portions of which were truthful as admitted by Defendant. Brief comments in closing about what was going through the minds of the missing victim's family were cured by court's instruction to disregard remarks. Court has wide latitude in weighing factors in aggravation or mitigation; court specifically discussed evidence in mitigation, including abusive and tumultuous childhood, and did not abuse its discretion in sentencing within statutory requirements. (QUINN and COLEMAN, concurring.)