People v. Wilmington

Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of first degree murder and of concealing homicidal death. Court's failure to comply with Rule 431(b) as to voir dire did not render trial fundamentally unfair; evidence was not closely balanced, as indicated by length of jury deliberations and the notes sent out by jury, which asked questions and requested transcripts and exhibits. Further, most details in Defendant's statement were consistent with the evidence, and the highly unusual way in which victim was killed was independently corroborated. (NEVILLE and PUCINSKI, concurring.)