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People v. Ceneca L. Euell, 2-10-1130 2012 ILApp(2d
Voir dire-Zehr
Defendant forfeited the issue since he neither objected at selection or in a post-trial motion. The court also rejected the plain error argument since the evidence was not closely balanced.
Closing argument
The appellate court found that the State improperly shifted the burden of proof but defendant did not prove plain error because the State's comments were not so inflamatory or flagrant that defendant was denied a fair trial. The court rejected the argument that any misstatement of the burden of proof to any extent is plain error.
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