Appellate Court of Illinois· 9/4/1998

People v. Cruzado

Citations

700 N.E.2d 707
299 Ill. App. 3d 131
233 Ill. Dec. 179
1998 Ill. App. LEXIS 600

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“Courts acknowledge that a strong prejudice against... gangs may exist, particularly in metropolitan areas.”
because the evidence in question did not tend to show that the victim had a violent character, the evidence had no probative value in determining whether the victim or the defendant was the aggressor during the altercation

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Judges: Hartman, Hourihane, Hoffman

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