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People v. Smith

Citations

  • 631 N.E.2d 738
  • 259 Ill. App. 3d 492
  • 197 Ill. Dec. 516
  • 1994 Ill. App. LEXIS 248

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  • noting that a defendant who claims that a charging instrument, combined with any discovery the State furnished, is insufficient to prepare a defense, she should seek a bill of particulars
  • noting that a defendant who claims that a charging instrument, combined with any discovery the State furnished, is insufficient to prepare a defense, she should seek a bill of particulars
  • if the information charges all the essential elements of an offense, additional allegations therein are “mere surplusage”

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Judges: Steigmann

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