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People v. Evans

Citations

  • 648 N.E.2d 964
  • 271 Ill. App. 3d 495
  • 208 Ill. Dec. 42
  • 1995 Ill. App. LEXIS 176

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  • concluding that indigent defendant entitled to expert witness funding although represented by private law firm where services provided on pro bono basis
  • concluding that indigent defendant entitled to expert witness funding although represented by private law firm where services provided on pro bono basis
  • “the value of expert testimony regarding the battered woman syndrome is that it provides evidence of the effect of such abuse on a woman’s mental state”
  • “expert testimony on the battered woman syndrome would have been necessary in proving a crucial issue in this case, i.e., the defendant’s state of mind at the time of the killing” (internal quotation marks omitted)
  • defense counsel was acting on pro bono basis
  • defense counsel was acting on pro bono basis

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Judges: Gordon

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