People v. Garstecki

              No. 03-07-0259
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Filed May 16, 2008
APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS
THIRD DISTRICT
A.D., 2008
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ) Appeal from the Circuit Court
ILLINOIS ) for the 12th Judicial Circuit,
) Will County, Illinois,
Plaintiff-Appellee, ))
v. ) 06-DT-1869
)
DANIEL GARSTECKI, )
) Honorable Sarah Jones
Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge, Presiding.
)
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PRESIDING JUSTICE McDADE delivered the opinion of the court:
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Defendant, Daniel Garstecki, was convicted of driving a vehicle while under the
influence of alcohol (DUI) (625 ILCS 5/11-501(a)(2) (West 2006)) by a jury in the circuit court
of Will County. Defendant raises as issues for review whether (1) the circuit court committed
reversible error when it refused to permit defendant to directly question prospective jurors; and
(2) defendant was proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. We affirm.
FACTS
The record indicates that in the early morning hours of October 19, 2006, Lockport police
officer Vince Vitacco arrested defendant for driving under the influence of alcohol. The reports
filed by the officer reflected that defendant emitted an odor of alcohol, had glassy, bloodshot eyes
and failed the field-sobriety tests which were given to him. Defendant subsequently refused