Illinois Supreme Court· 11/21/1990

People v. Smith

Citations

565 N.E.2d 900
141 Ill. 2d 40
152 Ill. Dec. 218
1990 Ill. LEXIS 124

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stating that when the State attempts to prove facts constituting a motive, the State must show that the defendant knew of those facts
recognizing that, although it is entirely proper for the State to prove a defendant’s motive to commit a crime, it is insufficient for the State to “produce evidence of motive in the abstract,” i.e., speculative evidence, to establish a defendant’s criminal motivation
finding that prison incident reports lacked the trustworthiness and reliability of regularly kept business records and thus were not admissible
noting that “the evidence simply failed to establish that defendant was affiliated with the King Cobras”
finding that prison incident reports lacked the trustworthiness and reliability of regularly kept business records and thus were not admissible
reversing a murder conviction because of improper introduction of gang-related motive evidence

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Judges: Miller, Ryan

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