PEOPLE v. POGUE

No. 1-97-0504.

724 N.E.2d 525 (1999)

243 Ill.Dec. 926

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard POGUE, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

July 9, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita Fry, Emily Eisner (Asst. Public Defender), Public Defender of Cook County, Chicago, for Appellant.

Richard Devine, Renee Goldfarb, Theodore F. Burtzos & Jean T. McGuire, State's Attorney's Office of Cook County, Chicago, for Appellee.


Presiding Justice HOURIHANE delivered the opinion of the court.

Following a jury trial, defendant Richard Pogue was convicted of first degree murder and attempted murder and sentenced to concurrent terms of 33 years and 30 years, respectively. Defendant raises several issues on appeal. We deem dispositive his contention that he was denied his right to a fair and impartial jury. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

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