Appellate Court of Illinois· 10/8/1998

People v. Smith

Citations

702 N.E.2d 218
299 Ill. App. 3d 1056
234 Ill. Dec. 52
1998 Ill. App. LEXIS 702

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refusing to reverse conviction because of trial court’s “erroneous statement [of fact] at the hearing on the posttrial motion,” since there was no indication that the court held the erroneous belief “when deciding [the defendant’s] guilt at trial”
considering only the witness’s level of certainty at the initial identification
considering only the witness’ level of certainty at the initial identification
where the defendant is being tried without a jury, the danger of prejudice stemming from a judge’s questioning of a witness is decreased sharply
where the defendant is being tried without a jury, the danger of prejudice stemming from a judge's questioning of a witness is decreased sharply
to show prejudice in a bench trial, the defendant must show that the “tenor of the court’s questioning indicates the court has prejudged the outcome before hearing all of the evidence”

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Judges: Wolfson, South, Hoffman

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