Illinois Supreme Court· 12/17/2009

People v. Nelson

Citations

922 N.E.2d 1056
235 Ill. 2d 386
337 Ill. Dec. 479
2009 Ill. LEXIS 2308

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noting that the defendant’s confession and videotaped statement disclosed facts of murder, home invasion, and aggravated arson that could not have been suggested to him because the autopsy had not yet been performed and the police had been unable to enter parts of the crime scene
“It is within the court’s discretion to decide whether an expert witness is qualified to testify in a particular subject area and whether the proffered testimony is relevant”
\It is within the court's discretion to decide whether an expert witness is qualified to testify in a particular subject area and whether the proffered testimony is relevant.\
“It is within the court's discretion to decide whether an expert witness is qualified to testify in a particular subject area and whether the proffered testimony is relevant.”
“It is within the court’s discretion to decide whether an expert witness is qualified to testify in a particular subject area and whether the proffered testimony is relevant.”
defendant’s failure to make a plain-error argument results in forfeiture of plain-error review

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Judges: Garman, Kilbride

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