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PEOPLE v. ALKSNIS

No. 1-95-3422.

682 N.E.2d 1112 (1997)

291 Ill. App.3d 347

225 Ill.Dec. 35

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas ALKSNIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

Rehearing Denied August 1, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Novelle of Serpico, Novelle & Navigato, Ltd., Chicago (Scott Shapiro, Senior Law Student, also assisting in preparation), for Defendant-Appellant.

Jack O'Malley, State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Linda Woloshin and Nancy Faulls, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Justice CAHILL delivered the opinion of the court:

Thomas Alksnis was convicted of residential burglary after a jury trial and sentenced to 20 years in prison. He raises multiple issues on appeal, from jury selection to sentencing. We affirm.

Before trial, defendant challenged several jurors for cause. He challenged prospective juror Leslie Hyland because she and her father had been victims of crimes. The challenge was denied. Defendant's counsel then used...

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