Appellate Court of Illinois· 12/23/2010

People v. Smith

Citations

941 N.E.2d 975
406 Ill. App. 3d 879
347 Ill. Dec. 106
2010 Ill. App. LEXIS 1402

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considering whether order was void even though the defendant invited the error of which he complained
distinguishing between voidable judgments subject to the invited-error doctrine and void judgments that are not subject to the doctrine
distinguishing between voidable judgments subject to the invited-error doctrine and void judgments that are not subject to the doctrine
“Even an error of constitutional magnitude does not automatically divest the court of jurisdiction or render a judgment void.”
“The purpose of the invited error doctrine is to prevent a defendant from unfairly receiving a second trial based on an error which he injected into the proceedings.” (Emphasis added.)
\The purpose of the invited error doctrine is to prevent a defendant from unfairly receiving a second trial based on an error which he injected into the proceedings.\

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Judges: Lavin

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