PEOPLE v. BEVIEL

No. 1-89-1800.

621 N.E.2d 18 (1992)

250 Ill. App.3d 361

190 Ill.Dec. 149

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James BEVIEL, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

June 30, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty. of Cook County, Richard J. Daley Center, Chicago (Renee G. Goldfarb, Guy L. Miller IV, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Rita Fry, Public Defender of Cook County, Chicago (R.H.R. Silvertrust, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.


Presiding Justice GREIMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant James Beviel was convicted of aggravated battery and armed violence and sentenced to eight years in prison. On appeal, defendant argues that he was denied a proper Batson hearing where he made a prima facie showing of racial discrimination in the state's use of peremptory challenges during jury selection.

Defendant is a 40-year-old African-American convicted for striking...

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