People v. Denny

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that “trial courts should not only instruct the jury in accordance with IPI Criminal 2d No. 3.14 at the close of the case, but also orally from the bench (unless defendant objects) at the time the evidence is first presented to the jury”
• defining modus operandi as “ ‘a pattern of criminal behavior so distinct that separate crimes are recognized as the work of the same person’ ”
• instruction “shall” be given at defense counsel’s request
• instruction “shall” be given at defense counsel’s request
• instruction “shall” be given at defense counsel’s request

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).