Justice STAMOS delivered the opinion of the court:
This cause presents questions of appellate procedure and of substance regarding Batson hearings, which are designed to ascertain whether purposeful racial discrimination in jury selection has been practiced by the State. See Batson v. Kentucky (1986),
Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant...
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