Where a defendant alleges that a judge’s actions confused the jury regarding an element of his sentence, he cannot demonstrate that he was prejudiced by this action.The 1st District Appellate Court affirmed the decision of Cook County Circuit Judge Clayton Jay Crane.On May 17, 2013, Eric Washington approached two friends of his, Sidney McDowell and Emmanuel Barnett. Washington was furious. He claimed that Kato Ware had pulled a gun on him and demand a “tax” for selling drugs in the neighborhood, and when …