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PEOPLE v. BLANKENSHIP

No. 2-08-1012.

943 N.E.2d 1111 (2010)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carl E. BLANKENSHIP, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

November 15, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary R. Peterson, Deputy Defender, Michael Delcomyn (Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for Carl E. Blankenship.

Joseph P. Bruscato, Winnebago County State's Attorney, Rockford, Lawrence M. Bauer, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, Stephanie Hoit Lee, Algonquin, for People.

Justice O'MALLEY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Carl E. Blankenship, appeals his conviction of possession of a controlled substance (720 ILCS 570/402 (West 2008)). He argues that (1) the trial court's instructions and questions to prospective jurors did not comply with Supreme Court Rule 431(b) (Official Reports Advance Sheet No. 8 (April 11, 2007), R. 431(b), eff. May 1, 2007); (2) the State failed to prove a chain of custody for the substance he...

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