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· 7/24/1996

People v. Swaggirt

Citations

  • 668 N.E.2d 634
  • 282 Ill. App. 3d 692
  • 218 Ill. Dec. 150
  • 1996 Ill. App. LEXIS 569

How courts have described this case

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  • for a constitutional error to be harmless, it must be harmless beyond a reasonable doubt
  • for a constitutional error to be harmless, it must be harmless beyond a reasonable doubt
  • just as the Chambers factors are not prerequisites, satisfaction “of one or more of the factors does not make a statement trustworthy”
  • statements made within 24 hours were made “shortly after the crime occurred” for purposes of the first Chambers factor

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Judges: Bowman

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