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People v. Fields

Citations

  • 631 N.E.2d 303
  • 258 Ill. App. 3d 912
  • 197 Ill. Dec. 300
  • 1994 Ill. App. LEXIS 314

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  • improper for State to argue the police would not risk their careers by lying to jurors
  • State made repeated references to and dwelled on the fact that the defendant was a convicted felon
  • error was not harmless under the circumstances

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Judges: Cousins

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