Appellate Court of Illinois· 12/9/2002

People v. Clark

Citations

781 N.E.2d 1126
335 Ill. App. 3d 758
269 Ill. Dec. 936
2002 Ill. App. LEXIS 1192

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holding the State’s comment that defendant had changed is appearance “was legitimate and based on the evidence,” and “relevant, in that it arguably indicated a consciousness of guilt on defendant’s part”
defendant grew beard before trial; not improper for State in closing to comment on defendant’s attempt to change his appearance
“[U]nder Illinois evidentiary law, it is impermissible to impeach a defendant with his or her postarrest silence, regardless of whether the silence occurred before or after the defendant was given Miranda warnings.”
comment on post-arrest silence is excluded as a matter of Illinois evidentiary law
comment on postarrest silence is excluded as a matter of Illinois evidentiary law
comment on post-arrest silence is excluded as a matter of Illinois evidentiary law

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