People v. Stump

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• holding that the trial court’s failure to “specifically comply” with Rule 431(b) resulted in error
• determining trial court’s failure to strictly comply with Rule 431(b) did not require reversal and engaging in a harmless error analysis
• “The language, ‘[i]f requested by the defendant’ was deleted [from Rule 431(b)], leaving the court with the affirmative duty to sua sponte question the jurors”
• trial court failed to question jurors about their understanding and acceptance of two of the four principles
• trial court failed to question jurors about their understanding and acceptance of two of the four principles
• “the error was harmless because (1) all four Zehr principles were addressed to each juror at some point during voir dire, and (2) the evidence presented at trial against defendant was overwhelming”

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