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People v. Bilyew

Citations

  • 383 N.E.2d 212
  • 73 Ill. 2d 294
  • 22 Ill. Dec. 736
  • 1978 Ill. LEXIS 366

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  • noting the trial court must analyze and evaluate the basis for the experts’ opinion rather than merely relying on the ultimate opinions themselves
  • “The credibility and weight to be given psychiatric testimony are for the trier of fact.”
  • “[A]llocation of the burden of proof becomes significant in a given case only when the evidence is so nicely balanced that neither [side’s case] is established by a preponderance of the evidence.”
  • “[A]llocation of the burden of proof becomes significant in a given case only when the evidence is so nicely balanced that neither [side’s case] is established by a preponderance of the evidence.”

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Judges: Underwood

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