People v. Curry

Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of operating motor vehicle iwht expired registration, improper lane usage, and DUI. State presented certified driving abstract to elevate DUI conviction to aggravated DUI. Court erred in failin to give each individual juror opportunity to answer whether he or she understood each of the four Rule 431(b) Zehr principles during voir dire. Jury's note stating that therre were very strong feelings both ways did not indicate evidence was closely balanced, as jury resumed deliberating after court told jury to continue deliberating. Closing remarks by State were not improper, and were invited by defense arguments. (STEIGMANN and POPE, concurring.)