Illinois Supreme Court· 11/20/1997

People v. Anthony P.

Citations

179 Ill. 2d 184
227 Ill. Dec. 949
688 N.E.2d 642
1997 Ill. LEXIS 467

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stating that corroboration requires “independent evidence which would support a logical and reasonable inference”
rejecting respondent father’s confrontation clause argument with respect to admission of minor’s hearsay statements under section 2 — 18(4)(c)
“corroborating evidence [is] independent evidence which would support a logical and reasonable inference that the act of abuse or neglect described in the hearsay statement occurred”
discussing section 2-18(4)(c) of the Juvenile Court Act which mirrors admissibility language of a minor child’s abuse statements in section 606.5(c) of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act
discussing inconsistencies in the minor victim's statements under a separate consideration, reliability, in the context of whether the statements were sufficiently reliable from a due process standpoint to support a finding of abuse
discussing inconsistencies in the minor victim’s statements under a separate consideration, reliability, in the context of whether the statements were sufficiently reliable from a due process standpoint to support a finding of abuse

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