Appellate Court of Illinois· 9/28/2001

People v. Bowman

Citations

758 N.E.2d 408
325 Ill. App. 3d 411
259 Ill. Dec. 285
2001 Ill. App. LEXIS 765

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finding that “defendant has failed to show that counsel’s decisions, questionable as they might be, were not tactical and a matter of jury selection strategy”
reviewing waived question regarding jury selection for plain error “because this issue affects the constitutional right to a fair trial”
no sua sponte duty to ask additional questions where juror said “probably” when asked if her past experience would cause her to be unfair
the trial court had no sua sponte duty to ask a prospective juror more questions, where defense counsel was offered the opportunity to pose additional questions and declined
defendant failed to show prejudice where he failed “to identify any clear bias or prejudice” held by the juror against him
no sua sponte duty to ask additional questions where juror said \probably\ when asked if her past experience would cause her to be unfair

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Judges: Wolfson

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