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People v. Berry

Citations

  • 613 N.E.2d 1126
  • 244 Ill. App. 3d 14
  • 184 Ill. Dec. 534
  • 1991 Ill. App. LEXIS 1868

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  • evidence of sexual assault occurring three weeks after charged sexual assault was admissible as mo-dus operandi based on similarities between the acts
  • evidence of sexual assault occurring three weeks after charged sexual assault was admissible as modus operandi based on similarities between the acts
  • “The modus operandi or ‘method of working’ exception refers to a pattern of criminal behavior so distinct that separate offenses are recognized as the work of the same person.”

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Judges: Buckley

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