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People v. Hudson

Citations

  • 408 N.E.2d 325
  • 86 Ill. App. 3d 335
  • 41 Ill. Dec. 903
  • 1980 Ill. App. LEXIS 3250

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  • “It is the general rule that a witness may not testify as to statements he made out of court for the purpose of corroborating his testimony given at trial.”
  • “It is the general rule that a witness may not testify as to statements he made out of court for the purpose of corroborating his testimony given at trial.”
  • improper bolstering of a witness’s credibility is plain error because corroboration by repetition “preys on the human failing of placing belief in that which is most often repeated” (internal quotation marks omitted)

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Judges: Karns

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