People v. Madrid

Defendant, Gerardo Madrid, appeals his conviction for attempted first-degree murder and aggravated domestic battery and his sentence of 30 years’ imprisonment for attempted first-degree murder and a concurrent 14 years’ imprisonment for aggravated domestic battery. Defendant contends that the circuit court violated Illinois Supreme Court Rule 431(b) (eff. May 1, 2007) by failing to ask the potential jurors during voir dire whether they understood and accepted the principles set forth in People v. Zehr, 103 Ill. 2d 472 (1984). We reverse and remand for a new trial.

We adopt the State’s…