· 9/22/1988
People v. Fierer
Citations
- 529 N.E.2d 972
- 124 Ill. 2d 176
- 124 Ill. Dec. 855
- 1988 Ill. LEXIS 127
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that the State need not prove that the given weapon was the one actually used in order to make it admissible
- rejecting harmless error because incorrect instruction might have altered the outcome of the trial
- rejecting harmless error because incorrect instruction might have altered the outcome of the trial
- rejecting harmless error because incorrect instruction might have altered the outcome of the trial
- “Constitutional errors, of course, must be shown to be harmless beyond a reasonable doubt”
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Judges: Ryan, Stamos
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