People v. Parker

Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Jury Deliberations
Citation
Case Number: 
2019 IL App (3d) 170108
Decision Date: 
Friday, July 26, 2019
District: 
3d Dist.
Division/County: 
Tazewell Co.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
SCHMIDT

Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of aggravated DUI. No error in court, during jury deliberations, allowing Assistant State’s Attorney and 2 court bailiffs to be present in jury room to set up DVD video recorder on computer in jury room, while jurors were present; no evidence that they remained in jury room while jury viewed DVD, or that court instructed them to remain there during viewing. Both parties were present in court when court discussed jury’s request for video and proposed procedure of setting up DVD. (HOLDRIDGE, concurring and specially concurring; CATER, specially concurring.)