Illinois Supreme Court· 10/17/1986

People v. Johnson

Citations

499 N.E.2d 1355
114 Ill. 2d 170
102 Ill. Dec. 342
1986 Ill. LEXIS 331

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a court may consider whether the defendant has a history of prior delinquency or criminal activity
witness testimony that she notified police of an unrelated incident with defendant, which ultimately led to defendant’s identification and arrest, admitted to rebut suggestion that police unjustifiably targeted defendant eight months after the offenses occurred
“In view of the entire record and the overwhelming evidence of [the] defendant’s guilt, we cannot say that the improper comment either constituted a material factor in defendant’s convictions or otherwise prevented him from receiving a fair trial so as to require reversal.”

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Judges: Clark, Simon

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