People v. McCoy 

(Court opinion corrected 12/16/10.) Defendant was convicted of attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. Judge called jury into courtroom at 8 p.m., after seven hours of deliberation and told jury they would be sequestered overnight in a hotel, but then permitted them to continue deliberating, after jury foreperson stated jury was "close"; thirty minutes later, jury reached verdict. Court did not improperly coerce jury's verdict. Short span of time in reaching verdict does not conclusively indicate that verdict was coerced, especially where jurors volunteered that they were close to reaching verdict and needed only half an hour to conclude deliberations, and based on jury's request for trial transcripts and for legal definition of "intent to kill", jury appeared to thoroughly consider the evidence and charges, and to understand their duty. (KARNEZIS and CUNNINGHAM, concurring.)