· 8/1/1996
People v. Arcos
Citations
- 668 N.E.2d 1177
- 282 Ill. App. 3d 870
- 218 Ill. Dec. 345
- 1996 Ill. App. LEXIS 592
How courts have described this case
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- rejecting the theory that “a [section] 115-10.1 statement standing alone is insufficient to convict when later disavowed at trial” because “it is for the trier of fact to weigh the statement, weigh the disavowal, and determine which is to be believed”
- the court reversed defendant’s conviction since the witness disavowed earlier statement implicating defendant in the murder and there was no corroboration for the earlier statement
- the court reversed defendant's conviction since the witness disavowed earlier statement implicating defendant in the murder and there was no corroboration for the earlier statement
- evidence insufficient to sustain conviction where alleged eyewitness disavowed his previous out-of-court statements at trial
- the court reversed 1-02-0966 defendant's conviction since the witness disavowed earlier statement implicating defendant in the murder and there was no corroboration for the earlier statement
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Judges: Cahill
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