Illinois Supreme Court· 9/27/2001

People v. Blue

Citations

792 N.E.2d 1149
205 Ill. 2d 1
275 Ill. Dec. 376
2001 Ill. LEXIS 1082

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explaining that the circuit court’s discretion - 11 - No. 1-24-0238 to limit cross-examination “arises only after the court has permitted sufficient cross-examination to satisfy the confrontation clause”
“Cross-examination is the principal means by which the believability of a witness and the truth of his testimony are tested.”
an error is harmless beyond a reasonable doubt where the excluded evidence is duplicative or cumulative
evidence of gang affiliation can be sufficiently probative of bias to warrant its admission on cross- examination
“[T]he court enjoys discretion to impose reasonable limits on such cross-examination to assuage concerns about harassment, prejudice, jury confusion, witness safety, or repetitive and irrelevant questioning ***.”
“[T]he court enjoys discretion to impose reasonable limits on such cross-examination to assuage concerns about harassment, prejudice, jury confusion, witness safety, or repetitive and irrelevant questioning ***.”

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Judges: Fitzgerald, Harrison, Kilbride, Thomas, Garman

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