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PEOPLE v. CEARLOCK

No. 5-06-0588.

887 N.E.2d 893 (2008)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jon E. CEARLOCK, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

As corrected May 9, 2008.

Rehearing Denied May 21, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clyde L. Kuehn, The Kuehn Law Firm, Belleville, IL, for appellant.

Robert Haida, St. Clair County State's Attorney, Belleville, IL, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Patrick D. Daly, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, IL, for appellee.

Presiding Justice STEWART delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Jon E. Cearlock, was tried before a jury on charges of first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 2004)) and concealment of a homicidal death (720 ILCS 5/9-3.1(a) (West 2004)). After the jury announced that it was deadlocked, the trial court declared a mistrial and discharged the jury. The defendant later filed a motion to bar further prosecution, alleging that juror misconduct resulted...

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