· 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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