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PEOPLE v. MITCHELL

No. 85-1434.

163 Ill. App.3d 58 (1987)

516 N.E.2d 500

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MAURICE MITCHELL, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Rehearing denied January 5, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Clark and Richard F. Faust, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Thomas V. Gainer, Jr., and Marie Quinlivan Czech, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

PRESIDING JUSTICE SCARIANO delivered the opinion of the court:

Maurice Mitchell was charged by information with the murder of his wife Debra Mitchell, and with armed violence. Following a jury trial, Maurice was convicted of murder and he received a 40-year sentence, from which he appeals. We affirm.

During voir dire, Maurice made two motions for a mistrial based on the following grounds: (1) that the People systematically...

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