People v. Nuccio

Richard Nuccio, who was a Chicago police officer at the time of the events described in this appeal, has appealed directly to this court after his conviction for murder in the circuit court of Cook County.

He complains that reversible error was committed by the trial court in allowing the prosecution 13 peremptory challenges, contrary to the provisions of section 115 — 4(e) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 115 — 4(e); that the court erroneously refused to question the jurors regarding allegations of jury “contamination” he made in a post-trial motion; that…