Legal Opinion
People v. Hayes
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 26, 1993No. Nos. 1—90—3223, 1—91—0687 consPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Egan
After a jury trial the defendants, Buddy Burton and John Hayes, were convicted of first degree murder. Hayes was sentenced to 35 years’ imprisonment, and Burton was sentenced to 31 years’ imprisonment.
The defendants appeal separately, but we consolidated the appeals after hearing oral argument in Burton’s appeal. We entered an order pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 252(a) (134 Ill. 2d R. 352(a)) that we would consider Hayes’ appeal without oral argument. Both defendants maintain that the judge erred in refusing to conduct a hearing during jury selection as required by Batson v. Kentucky (1986),…
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