People v. Tokich

A jury convicted defendant, Jesse Tokich, of first degree murder in the circuit court of Sangamon County. The trial court sentenced him to a term of 60 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. He appeals his conviction, contending (1) the trial court erred by declaring one of the State’s witnesses unavailable and allowing a videotaped evidence deposition of that witness under supreme Court Rule 414 (134 111. 2d R. 414); (2) the trial court deprived him of due process when it failed to define “reasonable doubt” upon a specific jury request to do so; and (3) the State failed to prove…