Presiding Justice McNULTY delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Thaddeus Jimenez, appeals from his conviction and sentence on the charge of first degree murder. We reverse and remand for a new trial because the trial court refused to ask prospective jurors any question concerning the effect defendant's gang affiliation might have on their ability to give him a fair trial.
Around 6 p.m. on February 3, 1993, Larry Tueffel and Eric Morro encountered...
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