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People v. Edwards

Citations

  • 609 N.E.2d 962
  • 241 Ill. App. 3d 839
  • 182 Ill. Dec. 428
  • 1993 Ill. App. LEXIS 125

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  • holding that defendant's refusal to submit to a blood test to provide samples in a case involving a sexual assault was properly admissible as evidence of consciousness of guilt
  • indicating that a defendant's refusal to submit to blood testing has \some tendency to indicate a consciousness of guilt\ and is thus relevant and admissible in a DUI prosecution
  • stating that “Defendant’s initial refusal to submit to blood testing has some tendency to indicate a consciousness of guilt and is therefore relevant and generally admissible”
  • indicating that a defendant’s refusal to submit to blood testing has “some tendency to indicate a consciousness of guilt” and is thus relevant and admissible in a DUI prosecution
  • “Defendant’s initial refusal to submit to blood testing has some tendency to indicate a consciousness of guilt and is therefore relevant and generally admissible.”

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