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People v. Speight

Citations

  • 606 N.E.2d 1174
  • 153 Ill. 2d 365
  • 180 Ill. Dec. 97

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  • rejecting a claim of cumulative error when the - 34 - No. 1-22-1555 alleged errors were harmless and the evidence of guilt was overwhelming
  • “[W]hile individual trial errors may not require a reversal, those same errors considered together may have the cumulative effect of denying defendant a fair trial.”
  • “[T]he trial judge’s admonishment to the jury to disregard the prosecutor’s improper statement cured the error.”

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Judges: Clark

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