· 12/21/1995
People v. Bounds
Citations
- 662 N.E.2d 1168
- 171 Ill. 2d 1
- 215 Ill. Dec. 28
- 1995 Ill. LEXIS 219
- 1995 WL 758188
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- holding that independent corroborative evidence required to corroborate a confession need not establish beyond a reasonable doubt that an offense occurred
- holding that autopsy photographs of a murder victim were properly admitted and published to the jury despite the cause of death being undisputed
- holding that independent corroborative evidence required to corroborate a confession need not establish beyond a reasonable doubt that an offense occurred
- holding that autopsy photographs of a murder victim were properly admitted and published to the jury despite the cause of death being undisputed
- concluding that sexual assault could reasonably be inferred from evidence of a broom handle with feces found near a victim’s half-naked body together with evidence that victim’s anus was dilated
- concluding that sexual assault could reasonably be inferred from evidence of a broom handle with feces found near a victim’s half naked body together with evidence that victim’s anus was dilated
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Judges: Miller, Harrison
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