Appellate Court of Illinois· 3/18/1987

People v. Schulz

Citations

506 N.E.2d 1343
154 Ill. App. 3d 358
107 Ill. Dec. 288
1987 Ill. App. LEXIS 2308

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a serologist’s testimony that defendant merely “could not be excluded” prejudiced defendant’s case and required reversal of his murder conviction
“Evidence will be considered relevant where the circumstance or fact offered tends to prove or disprove a disputed fact or render the matter in issue more or less probable.”
where the expert’s testimony “demonstrated nothing more than that defendant could not be excluded as the semen donor,” “this testimony served no relevant purpose, was totally lacking in probative value, and thereby prejudiced defendant’s cause”
the victim’s body was found

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Judges: Freeman

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