Opinion
1984.
(59651) People v. Cecconi ......................................... Denied.
(59558) People v. Certa ........................................... Denied.
(59585) People v. Charleston ...................................... Denied.
(59668) People v. Christmas ....................................... Denied.
(59545) People v. Cohoon .......................................... Allowed.
(59660) People v. Coleman ......................................... Allowed.
(59730) People v. Cox, Jeffrey .................................... Denied.
(59740) People v. Cox, Rosemary ................................... Denied.
(59563) People v. Cruz ............................................ Denied.
(59782) People v. Davidson ........................................ Denied.
(59759) People v. Davis, Willie ................................... Denied.
(59758) People v. DeSavieu ........................................ Denied.
(59494) People v. Dickerson ....................................... Denied.
(59693) People v. Donegian ........................................ Denied.
(59726) People v. Evans ........................................... Denied.
(59721) People v. Farella (Moran, J., took no part.) .............. Denied.
(59691) People v. Feagans ......................................... Denied.
(59568) People v. Frazier ......................................... Denied.
(59657) People v. Gangestad ....................................... Allowed.
(59519) People v. Gibson, Allen E. ................................ Denied.
(59491) People v. Golec ........................................... Denied.
(59677) People v. Gomez ........................................... Denied.
(59495) People v. Gonzalez, Allison L. ............................ Denied.
(59700) People v. Gonzalez, Freddie ............................... Allowed.
(59754) People v. Halprin ......................................... Denied.
JUSTICE SIMON, dissenting:
I dissent from the denial of this petition for leave to appeal for the reasons set forth by appellate court Justice Mel Jiganti in his dissenting opinion ( 119 Ill. App.3d 922, 930). Moreover, the prior admonition by the trial judge to the defendant, attorney Judith Halprin, given in chambers was "not to make any comments with reference to any matters involving law." The record, in my opinion, does not disclose that Halprin made any such comments during jury selection. Finally, as Justice Jiganti pointed out, in order not to antagonize any of the jurors already selected or prospective jurors, a lawyer often feels obliged to offer some explanation as to why he is exercising a peremptory challenge. I do not regard Halprin's comments in excusing jurors as disobedient of the trial judge's further admonition precluding her "from raising any questions which are of no consequence as far as the jury is concerned." In the interest of fairness, I think we should review the appellate court opinion upholding the defendant's conviction for contempt.