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People v. Ceneca L. Euell, 2-10-1130 2012 ILApp(2d

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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.

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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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General Assembly Reconvenes for Spring Session The Illinois General Assembly reconvenes beginning on January 31st for its Spring session. The session is expected to be dominated by budgetary issues, particularly pension reform, in the run up to the first election since the redistricting process has created a great deal of political uncertainty. The Legislative Committee will begin reviewing legislation as they reconvene and advancing a targeted number of bills for passage during a part of the cycle which is usually very selective on substantive legislation. All elected State's Attorneys interested in serving on the Legislative Committee should contact Matt Jones at mjones@ilsaap.org Check out the Legislative Update page during the session to see which bills we are tracking.
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