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PEOPLE v. JACKSON

No. 1-09-1585.

949 N.E.2d 215 (2011)

409 Ill. App.3d 631

350 Ill. Dec. 727

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles JACKSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

May 3, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, IL ( Alan D. Goldberg , Emily E. Filpi , of counsel), for Appellant.

Anita Alvarez , State's Attorney, County of Cook, Chicago, IL ( Alan J. Spellberg , Kathleen Warnick , Emma Nowacki , of counsel), for Appellee.

OPINION

Justice HARRIS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

After a bench trial, defendant, Charles Jackson, was found guilty of first degree murder, but mentally ill. At trial, defendant raised the defense of insanity. On appeal, he asks that this court excuse his procedural default and address whether the trial court abandoned its role as a neutral and impartial arbiter and denied him a fair trial by: (1) assuming the role of prosecutor when...

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