Appellate Court of Illinois· 11/26/2001

People v. Gonzalez

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761 N.E.2d 198
326 Ill. App. 3d 629
260 Ill. Dec. 354
2001 Ill. App. LEXIS 875

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finding plain error where the trial court read an “or” in between each factor, thereby improperly suggesting that any one factor made the identification reliable
the defendant was entitled to a new trial where the instruction was erroneous and the evidence was closely balanced
the defendant was entitled to a new trial where the instruction was erroneous and the evidence was closely balanced
reversal was warranted under the harmless error standard because the evidence was closely balanced and the erroneous jury instruction was unduly stressed by the prosecutor in closing argument

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Judges: Cohen

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