People v. Arredondo

Defendant, Natividad Arredondo, appeals his convictions on two counts of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol and his sentence of two concurrent terms of two years in prison. Defendant contends 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 statement of facts verbatim:

“Officer Yasir Ramos, a five-year veteran of the Chicago Police…