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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