People v. Furdge

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• holding that the trial court erred in using the word “or” when giving IPI Criminal 3d No. 3.15, but that the error was harmless where the evidence was not closely balanced and the verdict would have been the same even if the correct instruction had been given.
• decision not to ask gang bias questions during voir dire was part of counsel’s trial strategy
• decision not to ask gang bias questions during voir dire was part of counsel's trial strategy
• the decision to question a potential juror on gang bias is one of trial strategy; counsel may have foregone such inquiry to avoid emphasizing the gang issue
• decision not to ask gang bias questions during voir dire was part of counsel's trial strategy
• gang evidence admissible to show motive when defendant and victim belong to rival gangs engaged in active hostilities

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