People v. Lovelace

*535 ¶ 1 In August 2014, an Adams County grand jury indicted defendant, Curtis T. Lovelace, for first degree murder ( 720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(2) (West 2012) ). Defendant's first trial ended in a mistrial because the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict.

¶ 2 Subsequently, the trial court reduced defendant's bail to $3.5 million. In June 2016, various third parties posted a $350,000 cash bond on defendant's behalf to secure his release pending trial. The trial court ordered electronic monitoring of defendant as a condition of his release.

¶ 3 In September 2016, the trial court granted defendant's…