People v. Woods 

Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Closing Argument
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 1-09-1959
Decision Date: 
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 2d Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed; mittimus corrected.
Justice: 
HARRIS
(Court opinion corrected 6/30/11.) Defendant failed to show prejudice in alleged prior statement of State's rebuttal witness. Defendant did not show that State was willful in not disclosing witness' observation of movements of shooter. The State had disclosed this witness and that she saw a person shooting in front of her store, and Defendant had opportunity to impeach her credibility. State's other rebuttal witness gave proper rebuttal testimony as it contradicts Defendant's testimony that he was not in area of incident and did not make contact with that witness. Prosecutor's remark, in closing argument, to compare the credibility was not improper and "asking for justice for all", though improper, was not a material factor in conviction. (CUNNINGHAM and KARNEZIS, concurring.)