Appellate Court of Illinois· 5/3/2011

People v. Jackson

Citations

949 N.E.2d 215
409 Ill. App. 3d 631
350 Ill. Dec. 727
2011 Ill. App. LEXIS 413

How courts have described this case

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holding that trial judge considered evidence outside record where the court stated “ ‘[m]ental acuity is constantly misrepresented in the circumstances of the testimony that I hear from the witness stand in this building.’ ”
reviewing for plain error a forfeited argument that the trial court improperly relied on matters outside the record
“In a bench trial, the danger of prejudice due to the trial judge’s questions to a witness is lessened.”
“A trial court abuses its discretion when it adopts the role of advocate for one of the parties.”
error at bench trial for court to question witness in way suggesting it prejudged outcome before hearing all evidence
where the trial court allegedly abandoned its role as neutral arbiter, the issue was reviewable under the second prong of the plain error doctrine

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Judges: Harris, Connors

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