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People v. Alexander

Citations

  • 919 N.E.2d 1016
  • 396 Ill. App. 3d 563
  • 336 Ill. Dec. 91
  • 2009 Ill. App. LEXIS 1187

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  • noting that “when defining ‘structural error’, the Glasper court quoted language in Herron that describes the substantial rights prong of the plain error test”
  • noting that “when defining ‘structural error’, the Glasper court quoted language in Herron that describes the substantial rights prong of the plain error test”
  • finding that the difference between the current and previous versions of Rule 431(b) did not preclude application of the Glasper rationale to the trial court’s noncompliance with the current version of the rule
  • finding the difference between the former and amended versions of Rule 431(b) did not preclude application of Glasper’s rationale
  • finding automatic reversal not warranted under plain-error analysis for violations of amended Rule 431(b)
  • reconsidering prior opinion in light of Glasper and holding same result warranted, i.e., no reversible plain error where trial court informed the potential jurors during voir dire of all four principles, but did not specifically ask them if they understood and accepted those principles

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Judges: Carter, McDade

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