People v. Failor

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• despite Supreme Court’s decisions in Sullivan and Victor, Illinois law is “clear” that reasonable doubt should not be defined
• Victor did not conflict with the prevailing practice in Illinois of not defining “reasonable doubt” and trial court did not err in refusing to provide jurors with a definition of the term
• Victor did not conflict with the prevailing practice in Illinois of not defining “reasonable doubt” and trial court did not err in refusing to provide jurors with a definition of the term
• where the appellate court emphasized that the Illinois Supreme Court has consistently held that neither the trial court nor counsel should define the term; the fact that the pattern instruction does not include a definition for reasonable doubt indicates that none should be given

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