Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Voir Dire
Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of first-degree murder and three counts of aggravated battery, after drive-by shooting in which four people were injured, one of whom later died of injuries. Court failed to fully comply with strictures of Rule 431(b), in failing to give all potential jurors opportunity to respond as to whether they understood and agreed with all Zehr principles. Court erred in allowing irrelevant and prejudicial testimony about Defendant’s incarceration for an unrelated drug offense. (EPSTEIN and HOWSE, concurring.)