Appellate Court of Illinois· 5/2/1991

People v. Johnson

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575 N.E.2d 1247
215 Ill. App. 3d 713
159 Ill. Dec. 187
1991 Ill. App. LEXIS 691

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holding that three jurors should have been excused for cause because they were crime victims or had family or friends who were victims of violent crimes and they equivocated when asked if they could be fair and impartial
trial court erred in admitting evidence where the probative value of the evidence was substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice
trial court erred in admitting evidence where the probative value of the evidence was substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice
although individual errors in a trial may not merit reversal alone, the cumulative effect of those errors may deprive defendant of a fair trial such that due process and fundamental fairness would require that the case be remanded for retrial

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