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People v. Barbour

Citations

  • 436 N.E.2d 667
  • 106 Ill. App. 3d 993
  • 62 Ill. Dec. 641
  • 1982 Ill. App. LEXIS 1933

How courts have described this case

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  • holding evidence of other crimes inadmissible when identity is not at issue
  • holding evidence of other crimes inadmissible when identity is not at issue
  • holding evidence of other crimes inadmissible when identity is not at issue
  • finding that consent was a matter of credibility and that the fact that “two of defendant’s former victims testified that they did not consent to defendant’s sexual advances is wholly irrelevant to this issue of this complainant’s consent”
  • although often used interchangeably, the concepts “common design” and “modus operandi” are quite distinguishable
  • “The issue of consent (or lack thereof) is ultimately a matter of credibility, a question best left to the trier of fact who heard the evidence and saw the demeanor of the witnesses.”

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Judges: Stamos, Downing

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Cites

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Other cases named People v. Barbour

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