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Appellate Court of Illinois· 3/19/1993

People v. Dempsey

Citations

  • 610 N.E.2d 208
  • 242 Ill. App. 3d 568
  • 182 Ill. Dec. 784
  • 1993 Ill. App. LEXIS 358

How courts have described this case

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  • explaining that State may present evidence of syndrome in its case-in-chief where the defendant, through cross-examination of the State’s witnesses, has attacked the victim’s credibility by introducing evidence of delayed reporting or inconsistencies in her testimony
  • explaining that State may present evidence of syndrome in its case-in-chief where the defendant, through cross-examination of the State's witnesses, has attacked the victim's credibility by introducing evidence of delayed reporting or inconsistencies in her testimony
  • explaining that State may present evidence of syndrome in its case-in-chief where the defendant, through cross-examination of the State's witnesses, has attacked the victim's credibility by introducing evidence of delayed reporting or inconsistencies in her testimony
  • nine-year-old victim of sex abuse who testified he did not know the difference between truth and a lie was not automatically found to be incompetent
  • nine-year-old victim of sex abuse who testified he did not know the difference between truth and a lie was not automatically found to be incompetent
  • nine-year-old sexual abuse victim found competent to testify after stating, inter alia, that if he told a lie he would “go to the devil,” demonstrating his understanding that it was sinful to lie

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Judges: Welch

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