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Illinois Supreme Court· 11/21/1991

People v. Illgen

Citations

  • 583 N.E.2d 515
  • 145 Ill. 2d 353
  • 164 Ill. Dec. 599
  • 24 A.L.R. 5th 864
  • 1991 Ill. LEXIS 115

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that evidence of pattern of domestic abuse was probative of defendant’s motive and mental state in first-degree murder case
  • holding that evidence of prior acts of violence against the victim was relevant to show antagonistic relationship and motive to kill
  • finding that the limiting instruction reduced the prejudicial effect of the admission of other-crimes evidence
  • stating that a reviewing court may not simply substitute its judgment for that of the trial court on a matter within the trial court’s discretion
  • noting that evidence that the defendant physically assaulted his wife throughout their marriage was probative to show their antagonistic relationship
  • finding that a trial court’s instruction on other crimes evidence “limited and substantially reduced any prejudicial effect created by the admission of the prior-offense evidence”

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Judges: Bilandic, Heiple

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