Appellate Court of Illinois· 1/16/2004

People v. Brooks

Citations

803 N.E.2d 626
345 Ill. App. 3d 945
281 Ill. Dec. 222
2004 Ill. App. LEXIS 11

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finding it improper for a prosecutor to tell jurors that the defendant’s “cloak of innocence” is now gone
finding it improper for a prosecutor to tell jurors that the defendant’s “cloak of innocence” is now gone
“the number of times the jury is confronted with a misstatement of law is relevant in evaluating the nature and extent of the harm”
a reviewing court will not reverse a jury’s verdict based on improper remarks made during closing arguments unless the comments resulted in substantial prejudice to the defendant and constituted a material factor in his conviction

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Judges: Frossard, Gallagher, Smith

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