Illinois Supreme Court· 10/21/2010

People v. Johnson

Citations

939 N.E.2d 475
238 Ill. 2d 478
345 Ill. Dec. 632
2010 Ill. LEXIS 1540

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noting that the plain-error doctrine “is intended to ensure that a defendant receives a fair trial, but it does not guarantee every defendant a perfect trial”
stating the failure to include an error in a posttrial motion results in forfeiture of the error for appellate review
excusing forfeiture based on the trial judge’s conduct is warranted only when the trial court has overstepped its authority
excusing forfeiture based on the trial judge’s conduct is warranted only when the trial court has overstepped its authority
defendants had “properly preserved their claims of error, thus requiring the State to show that the errors were nonprejudicial under a harmless error analysis”
defendants “properly preserved their claims of error, thus requiring the State to show that the errors were nonprejudicial under a harmless-error analysis”

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Judges: Kilbride, Burke

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