Appellate Court of Illinois· 11/12/2010

People v. Davis

Citations

405 Ill. App. 3d 585
346 Ill. Dec. 343
940 N.E.2d 712
2010 Ill. App. LEXIS 1234

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rejecting defendant’s claim for a bifurcated proceeding and finding that the statute did not violate due process, although it placed his convictions before the jury
reviewing the armed habitual criminal statute, this court found that “the State has a legitimate interest in preventing the danger associated with repeat felons having firearms”
rejecting defendant's claim for a bifurcated proceeding and finding that the statute did not violate due process, although it placed his convictions before the jury
finding no ineffective assistance of counsel and explaining, “where a defendant’s status as a felon is an element of the offense, a stipulation to his prior felony conviction is the least prejudicial means of introducing the evidence to the trier of fact”
trial judge’s inquiry as to whether venire members had “a problem” with the Zehr principles was sufficient compliance with Rule 431(b)
“[a] trial court complies with Rule 431(b) when it admonishes the venire regarding the four Zehr principles and gives the venire an opportunity to disagree with them”

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Judges: Lavin

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