People v. Sims 

Defendant failed to establish prejudice by incompleteness of record on appeal, where transcript of jury selection was missing due to court reporter's lost notes, and presentence investigation report was missing. Prosecutor's comments in closing argument suggesting that State's witnesses were afraid of Defendant yet fulfilled their duty as citizens, and that offense was gang-related, and describing Defendant as an animal, did not deprive Defendant of fair trial. Comments were not expression of personal belief in witnesses' veracity, were isolated and not highly inflammatory, and evidence was not closely balanced. (HOFFMAN, concurring; CUNNINGHAM, specially concurring.)