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· 11/30/1993

People v. Garriott

Citations

  • 625 N.E.2d 780
  • 253 Ill. App. 3d 1048
  • 192 Ill. Dec. 625
  • 1993 Ill. App. LEXIS 1753

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding the jury may infer the driver refused to submit to a breath test because he knew it would confirm he was under the influence
  • stating that a defendant’s refusal to take a breathalyzer test was relevant in a driving under the influence case “because it implies that [the driver] believes he is intoxicated”
  • refusal to submit to Breathalyzer test is relevant as circumstantial evidence of the defendant’s consciousness of guilt
  • refusal to submit to Breathalyzer test is relevant as circumstantial evidence of the defendant’s consciousness of guilt
  • refusal to submit to Breathalyzer test is relevant as circumstantial evidence of the defendant's consciousness of guilt
  • refusal to submit to -5- Breathalyzer test is relevant as circumstantial evidence of defendant’s consciousness of guilt

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Judges: Steigmann

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