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· 2/27/1985

People v. Majer

Citations

  • 475 N.E.2d 269
  • 131 Ill. App. 3d 80
  • 86 Ill. Dec. 272
  • 1985 Ill. App. LEXIS 1630

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  • holding that, when the record is incomplete, a reviewing court must indulge “every reasonable presumption” in favor of the judgment that is appealed, “including that the trial court ruled or acted correctly”
  • holding that, when the record is incomplete, a reviewing court must indulge “every reasonable presumption” in favor of the judgment that is appealed, “including that the trial court ruled or acted correctly”
  • “Because a court of review cannot presume the existence of an error that the record does not demonstrate affirmatively, it must resolve silence in the record against the defendant.”

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Judges: Nash

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