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· 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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Judges: DiVITO

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