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People v. Garrett

Citations

  • 576 N.E.2d 331
  • 216 Ill. App. 3d 348
  • 159 Ill. Dec. 662
  • 1991 Ill. App. LEXIS 1163

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  • finding insufficient evidence of an intent to kill where an armed defendant assaulted the victim without using the weapon
  • defendant and accomplices held knife to victim’s throat, threatened to kill victim, and beat him, but did not use knife
  • a police report summarizes information obtained from various sources during the course of an investigation
  • “a police report summarizes information obtained from various sources during the course of an investigation. Consequently, they are the product of secondhand knowledge as to the reporting officer and, hence, hearsay.”

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Judges: Manning

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