Illinois Supreme Court· 1/23/1998

People v. Cortes

Citations

692 N.E.2d 1129
181 Ill. 2d 249
229 Ill. Dec. 918
1998 Ill. LEXIS 1

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noting that such an error “must have been a material factor in [the defendant’s] conviction such that without the evidence the verdict likely would have been different”
noting that such an error \must have been a material factor in [the defendant's] conviction such that without the evidence the verdict likely would have been different\
finding the erroneous admission of certain details of other-crimes evidence to be harmless error
applying Burgess to the trial court’s fitness hearing conducted one year after the defendant’s conviction but based on contemporaneous fitness reports
applying Burgess to the trial court's fitness hearing conducted one year after the defendant's conviction but based on contemporaneous fitness reports
finding the erroneous admission of certain details of other-crimes evidence to be harmless error

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Judges: Harrison

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