Appellate Court of Illinois· 12/4/2006

People v. Johnson

Citations

859 N.E.2d 290
307 Ill. Dec. 290
368 Ill. App. 3d 1146
2006 Ill. App. LEXIS 1121

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finding the decision to not request a limiting instruction for other-crimes evidence may have been trial strategy to not draw attention to the evidence
upholding admission of other crimes evidence that was pro ¶ 35 ative of the defendant’s identity when the defendant asserted mistaken identity as a defense
finding the decision to not request a limiting instruction for other-crimes evidence may have been trial strategy to not draw attention to the evidence
“Counsel may have made a tactical decision not to request such an instruction to avoid unduly emphasizing the other-crimes evidence.”
“Counsel may have made a tactical decision not to request such an instruction to avoid unduly emphasizing the other-crimes evidence”
“Counsel may have made a tactical decision not to request such an instruction to avoid unduly emphasizing the other-crimes evidence.”

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Judges: Steigmann

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