PEOPLE v. WALLACE

No. 5-08-0598.

932 N.E.2d 635 (2010)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Chadwick WALLACE, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

July 13, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, State Appellate Defender, Johannah B. Weber, Deputy Defender, Paige Clark Strawn, Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, IL, for Appellant.

William A. Mudge, State's Attorney, Edwardsville, IL, Patrick Delfino, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Sharon Shanahan, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Fifth District Office, Mt. Vernon, IL, for Appellee.


Justice SPOMER delivered the opinion of the court:

On direct appeal, the defendant, Chadwick Wallace, argues that the trial court erred by failing to conduct an adequate jury voir dire under Supreme Court Rule 431(b) (Official Reports Advance Sheet No. 8 (April 11, 2007), R. 431(b), eff. May 1, 2007). For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

The defendant was charged with the murder of Jessie Emery and the dismemberment of his body, stemming...

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