People v. Maxwell

A jury found defendant Andrew Maxwell guilty of aggravated battery (720 ILCS 5/12 — 4(b)(6) (West 1992)), and the trial court sentenced him to 10 years’ imprisonment. Maxwell now appeals, raising two issues. We affirm.

At the pretrial hearing held on August 17, 1993, Maxwell made motions for dismissal of the indictment on the basis of selective prosecution (denied) and for interlocutory appeal (denied). On the first day of the trial, Maxwell made motions to denote race and gender of prospective jurors during voir dire examination (allowed), to ask prospective jurors certain preliminary…