Supreme Court of Illinois

In a conviction for first degree murder where a Batson violation was raised sua sponte, the matter is remanded for a hearing on whether there was a prima facie case of Batson discrimination and what kind of discrimination occurred.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/29/2006
• Published 06/29/2006

Judges

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James K. Leven, Chicago, for appellant., Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield, Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, Chicago (Linda D. Woloshin, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, James E. Fitzgerald, Mary L. Boland, Alan J. Spellberg, Judy L. DeAngelis, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.