Sarah Peterson v. Grace Peterson

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• holding that harmless error analysis is inappropriate in a Powers case
• opining U.S. Supreme Court would not characterize Batson violation as trial error and concluding harmless error analysis inapplicable
• finding that defendant’s failure to make a record of the racial composition of the jury in support of his Batson claim was not an adequate ground for state court finding that the claim was barred, in view of fact that Illinois courts do not uniformly require such a record
• defendant gave statement that he and a friend were approached by a group of men from hostile gang; he fired weapon that killed victim only after he heard someone shout, “Get them,” and heard gunshots
• defendant gave statement that he and a friend were approached by a group of men from hostile gang; he fired weapon that killed victim only after he heard someone shout, “Get them,” and heard gunshots

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