Illinois Supreme Court· 1/24/2003

People v. Pomykala

Citations

784 N.E.2d 784
203 Ill. 2d 198
271 Ill. Dec. 230
2003 Ill. LEXIS 7

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concluding that section 9-3(b) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/9-3 (West 2000)) may be severed from the remainder of the statute
concluding that section 9-3(b) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/9-3 (West 2000)), may be severed from the - 14 - remainder of the statute
holding that a portion of the reckless-homicide statute was unconstitutional because it created a mandatory presumption that a person committed a - 15 - reckless act if he or she drove under the influence of alcohol
affirming appellate court judgment remanding for new trial where burden of proof had been unconstitutionally shifted to defendant
error in jury instructions will be considered harmless if result of trial would not have been different if jury had been properly instructed
jury instruction on reckless homicide statute that created an unconstitutional mandatory presumption of recklessness violated defendant’s due process rights

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Judges: Garman

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