Appellate Court of Illinois· 6/17/1982

People v. Barnes

Citations

437 N.E.2d 848
107 Ill. App. 3d 262
63 Ill. Dec. 199
1982 Ill. App. LEXIS 1984

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remanding for new trial where prosecutor commented on lack of physical evidence, claimed that “ ‘[defense] [c]ounsel knows all the evidence in the apartment,’ ” and then stated that “ ‘[w]e would wish we could show it to you’ ”
improper for the State to inject into the case the image of a mass murderer, John Wayne Gacy
improper for the State to inject into the case the image of a mass murderer, John Wayne Gacy

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Judges: Romiti, Linn

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