PEOPLE v. McGAUGHY

No. 3-99-0005.

730 N.E.2d 127 (2000)

313 Ill. App.3d 656

246 Ill.Dec. 447

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Deadotto McGAUGHY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

May 19, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Verlin R. Meinz, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, Geoffrey P. Campbell (Court-appointed), Rock Island, for Deadotto R. McGaughy.

John X. Breslin, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, James Glasgow, Will County State's Attorney, Joliet, Gary F. Gnidovec, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, for the People.


Justice LYTTON delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury found defendant, Deadotto McGaughy, guilty of aggravated battery. 720 ILCS 5/12-4(b)(6) (1996). He appeals, contending that (1) the State improperly used its peremptory challenges, and (2) he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Only one of the 30 venirepersons summoned for defendant's trial, Angela Hopkins, was...

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