Illinois Supreme Court· 10/21/2010

People v. Thompson

Citations

939 N.E.2d 403
238 Ill. 2d 598
345 Ill. Dec. 560
2010 Ill. LEXIS 1536
2010 WL 4125940

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finding clear error where the court failed to ask prospective jurors whether they understood and accepted each of the four principles
analysis of the type of error that is structural and that undermines the integrity and fairness of the judicial process
Illinois Supreme Court recognized that in Glasper it had equated second-prong plain error review with structural error
“To preserve a claim for review, a defendant must both object at trial and include the alleged error in a written posttrial motion.”
to preserve an issue for review, a defendant must both object at trial and raise the issue in a written posttrial motion
“To preserve a claim for review, a defendant must both object at trial and include the alleged error in a written posttrial motion.”

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Judges: Kilbride, Burke

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