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Illinois Supreme Court· 12/31/1998

People v. Davis

Citations

  • 706 N.E.2d 473
  • 185 Ill. 2d 317
  • 235 Ill. Dec. 918
  • 1998 Ill. LEXIS 1920

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  • holding that the State did not meet its burden of showing that the sentencing judge’s refusal to consider all mitigating evidence regarding good jail behavior was harmless
  • holding that the State did not meet its burden of showing that the sentencing judge’s refusal to consider all mitigating evidence regarding good jail behavior was harmless
  • explaining that an improper denial of cross-examination may be harmless for various reasons, including when the excluded testimony was cumulative with other evidence
  • stating that, although the defendant waived his claim that the trial court improperly refused to consider certain mitigating evidence at the defendant’s death penalty hearing, we would review the claim for error, as it concerned the fundamental fairness of that proceeding
  • stating that, although the defendant waived his claim that the trial court improperly refused to consider certain mitigating evidence at the defendant's death penalty hearing, we would review the claim for error, as it concerned the fundamental fairness of that proceeding
  • reviewing trial judge’s alleged refusal to consider mitigating evidence in capital sentencing hearing

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Judges: Bilandic, Harrison, Heiple, Freeman, Miller

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