Illinois Supreme Court· 6/15/2000

People v. Sims

Citations

736 N.E.2d 1048
192 Ill. 2d 592
249 Ill. Dec. 610
2000 Ill. LEXIS 827

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finding that officers could reasonably rely on an informant’s statements where she had personal knowledge of the defendant and therefore, it was less likely she was reporting a casual rumor
assuming error, court found it to be harmless, reasoning that absent reversible error, there could be no plain error
“[a]ssuming, without deciding,” there was error, this court found “no plain error” because there was “no reasonable probability that the jury would have acquitted the defendant”
assuming error, court found it to be harmless, reasoning that absent reversible error, there could be no plain error
“[a]ssuming, without deciding” there was error, the court found “no plain error” because there was “no reasonable probability that the jury would have acquitted the defendant” (internal quotation marks omitted)
“[a]ssuming, without deciding,” there was error, this court found “no plain error” because there was “no reasonable probability that the jury would have acquitted the defendant”

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Judges: McMorrow, Rathje, Harrison

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