Illinois Supreme Court· 3/18/2004

People v. Evans

Citations

808 N.E.2d 939
209 Ill. 2d 194
283 Ill. Dec. 651
2004 Ill. LEXIS 368

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holding that where the admission of testimony was not error, “counsel was not deficient for failing to object”
holding that a prosecutor “may comment upon defense characterizations of the evidence or case” in closing argument
holding that admission of defendant’s statement that “I come up here a lot” when escorted to his jail cell “was brief and nonspecific” and “overshadowed by extensive evidence of defendant’s guilt”
holding that admission of defendant’s statement that “I come up here a lot” when escorted to his jail cell “was brief and nonspecific” and “overshadowed by extensive evidence of defendant’s guilt”
noting that the significance of inadmissible testimony can be diffused when counsel forgoes an objection
finding that where the admission of testimony was not error, \counsel was not deficient for failing to object\

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