Illinois Supreme Court· 5/19/2005

People v. Cookson

Citations

830 N.E.2d 484
215 Ill. 2d 194
294 Ill. Dec. 72
2005 Ill. LEXIS 630

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noting that even after reviewing the admission of the victim’s hearsay statements in light of all the evidence presented at trial, the court could not conclude that the trial court’s reliability determination was an abuse of discretion
supreme court finding sexual- abuse accusations were properly excluded absent a demonstration of improper interest, bias, or motive to lie about the defen- dant
the trial court’s decision whether to admit evidence is reviewed under an abuse-of-discretion standard
no physical evidence or third-party eyewitnesses in child sexual abuse case

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Judges: Kilbride, Karmeier

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