In Re Estate of Mears

After a jury trial, defendant was convicted and sentenced to concurrent terms of 30 years for two counts of armed robbery and a consecutive term of 30 years for armed violence. On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred in (1) denying his motion for a continuance; (2) not allowing him to exercise a peremptory challenge; and (3) refusing Page 1005 to grant a mistrial when the State introduced improper evidence of (a) his prior statements and (b) his prior incarceration.