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PEOPLE v. JOHNSON

No. 1-09-0879.

945 N.E.2d 610 (2010)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

Rehearing Denied December 23, 2010 and April 19, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anita Alvarez , State's Attorney, County of Cook, Chicago ( Alan Spellberg , Peter Fischer , Sheilah O'Grady , of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellee-People of the State of Illinois.

Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Defender, Patricia Unsinn , Deputy Defender, Stephanie Fisher , Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for Defendant-Appellant.

Justice TOOMIN delivered the opinion of the court:

In this appeal, we revisit the "special circumstances" mandating a trial court to put supplemental questions to prospective jurors regarding racial bias. Defendant, William Johnson, was convicted by a jury of home invasion and armed robbery and sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment for home invasion, enhanced by 15 years for committing the offense while armed with a firearm...

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