PEOPLE v. DIXON

No. 1-04-3369.

887 N.E.2d 577 (2008)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Clinton DIXON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

March 31, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Ann B. McLennan, Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, James E. Fitzgerald, Assistant State's Attorney, Peter Fischer, Assistant State's Attorney, Christopher Petelle, Assistant State's Attorney, State's Attorney, County of Cook, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.


Justice GARCIA delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Clinton Dixon, contends that the trial court erred by denying defense counsel's request to strike juror Emmerson Ratliff for cause and by refusing to allow defense counsel to question potential jurors about their attitudes towards drug abuse and addiction. The defendant also contends that the trial court erred in failing to appoint alternate counsel to represent him in his pro se posttrial motion...

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