People v. Jackson

Defendant, Derrick Jackson, was tried by a jury in Cook County on a charge of armed robbery, found guilty, and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of four years to four years and one day.

The circuit court held unconstitutional a 1975 amendment to section 115 — 4(f) of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 relating to the voir dire examination of prospective jurors (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 115 — 4(f)). This gave defendant a direct appeal under Rule 302(a) of this court. 58 Ill. 2d R. 302(a).

Section 115 — 4(f) now reads:

“After examination by the court the jurors shall be examined,…