Appellate Court of Illinois· 4/6/1984

People v. Branch

Citations

462 N.E.2d 868
123 Ill. App. 3d 245
78 Ill. Dec. 749
1984 Ill. App. LEXIS 1693

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it was more likely than not that the court’s threat of overnight sequestration intimidated a juror into reaching a verdict
it was more likely than not that the court's threat of overnight sequestration intimidated a juror into reaching a verdict
trial court’s comments found to be coercive where they implied that the lone minority juror’s refusal to defer to the majority position should have disqualified him from jury service
trial court’s comments found to be coercive where they implied that the lone minority juror’s refusal to defer to the majority position should have disqualified him from jury service
“it appears well-settled that the trial court has a responsibility to proffer some type of guidance to a jury which has expressed its inability to achieve unanimity in its deliberations and has sought direction from the trial court”

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Judges: Sullivan

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