· 12/20/1994
People v. Partee
Citations
- 645 N.E.2d 414
- 206 Ill. Dec. 409
- 268 Ill. App. 3d 857
- 1994 Ill. App. LEXIS 1511
How courts have described this case
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- holding that defense counsel’s undisputed, on-the-record statements about the race of an excluded venireperson may be considered when determining whether defendant properly preserved the record for review of Batson claim
- holding that defense counsel's undisputed, on-the-record statements about the race of an excluded venireperson may be considered when determining whether defendant properly preserved the record for review of Batson claim
- trial court failed to exercise discretion when it stated several times that it was unable to take an alternate course of action
- defendant allowed to re-raise Batson issue in his postconviction petition that had been rejected on direct appeal because the law on the issue had changed
- defendant allowed to raise same Batson issue in his postconviction petition where law on the issue had changed since the court ruled on direct appeal
- where a trial court erroneously believes that it has no discretion in a matter, its ruling must be reversed
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