Appellate Court of Illinois· 11/27/1996

People v. Sims

Citations

673 N.E.2d 1119
285 Ill. App. 3d 598
220 Ill. Dec. 698
1996 Ill. App. LEXIS 879

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concluding that error in admitting evidence was harmless because it was cumulative of properly admitted evidence
concluding that error in admitting evidence was harmless because it was cumulative of properly admitted evidence
although the trial court improperly allowed the State to impeach the witness with one prior inconsistent statement, it was merely cumulative of a second prior inconsistent statement that was properly allowed to be used
no reversible error where prosecutor commented in closing that “[the witness] is in the Illinois Department of Corrections. *** And yesterday, [the witness] came in here and said, I can’t remember ***”
although the trial court improperly allowed the State to impeach the witness with one prior inconsistent statement, it was merely cumulative of a second prior inconsistent statement that was properly allowed to be used
the improper admission of a prior inconsistent statement made to police detectives was harmless because it was cumulative of witness’s prior inconsistent statement before grand jury, which was properly admitted as substantive evidence under section 115 — 10.1(c)(1)

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