People v. Williams

Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of being an armed habitual criminal. Conviction was based on his possession of a firearm after having been previously convicted of burglary and the manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance.  Evidence was not closely balanced. Prosecutor's statement, in closing argument, that Defendant's decision to go to trial was a refusal to take responsibility for his actions as compared to his codefendant who pled guilty was clear and obvious error, but does not rise to level of plain error.(LAMPKIN and REYES, concurring.)