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PEOPLE v. HARTFIELD

No. 1-91-1261.

596 N.E.2d 703 (1992)

232 Ill. App.3d 198

173 Ill.Dec. 79

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John HARTFIELD, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

June 30, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty., Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Michael P. Lats and Jeffery Wawrzyniak, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Randolph N. Stone, Public Defender, Chicago (Stephen L. Richards, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Justice DiVITO delivered the opinion of the court:

In 1984, defendant John Hartfield was convicted of rape and aggravated battery; he was adjudged a habitual criminal and was sentenced to life imprisonment. After an unsuccessful appeal, defendant filed a post-conviction petition, alleging constitutional error due to the State's use of peremptory challenges to exclude blacks from the jury and his trial counsel's refusal...

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