Illinois Supreme Court· 6/24/2004

People v. Santos

Citations

813 N.E.2d 159
211 Ill. 2d 395
286 Ill. Dec. 102
2004 Ill. LEXIS 992

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noting that specific instances of untruthfulness are not admissible to attack a witness’s believability
using abuse of discretion standard to review evidentiary ruling when judgment reversed and case remanded on a different basis
“precluding a defendant in a sexual assault trial from impeaching a complaining witness on a collateral matter does not contravene the constitution”
Illinois Supreme Court acknowledged that this Illinois statute is commonly referred to as “the rape shield statute”
“the statute absolutely bars evidence of the alleged victim’s prior sexual activity or reputation, subject to two exceptions”
“ ‘A matter is collateral if it is not relevant to a material issue of the case.’ ” (quoting Esser v. McIntyre, 169 Ill. 2d 292, 305 (1996))

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Judges: Freeman, McMorrow, McMorro'Vi

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