People v. Fort

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• rejecting defendant’s contention that the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to ask “whether the jurors thought that blacks were more likely than whites to commit crimes and whether the jurors had any racial animosities”
• finding the defendant’s evidence that an individual named “Duke” may have killed the victim was too speculative because no evidence was presented to establish “Duke’s” identity, his presence at the murder scene, or his involvement in the murder
• rejecting defendant’s contention that the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to ask “whether the jurors thought that blacks were more likely than whites to commit crimes and whether the jurors had any racial animosities”
• finding the defendant's evidence that an individual named \Duke\ may have killed the victim was too speculative because no evidence was presented to establish \Duke's\ identity, his presence at the murder scene, or his involvement in the murder
• police officer qualified as expert worked in gang crimes unit, was assigned to the organized crimes task force, and specialized in the investigation of the El Rukn street gang through surveillance, contact with informers and gang members
• police officer qualified as expert worked in gang crimes unit, was assigned to the organized crimes task force, and specialized in the investigation of the El Rukn street gang through surveillance, contact with informers and gang members

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