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Appellate Court of Illinois· 6/11/2001

People v. Walls

Citations

  • 323 Ill. App. 3d 436
  • 752 N.E.2d 456
  • 256 Ill. Dec. 576
  • 2001 Ill. App. LEXIS 425

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  • the well-settled general rules are that issues not raised both during trial and in a posttrial motion are effectively waived for purposes of review
  • the defendant was not prejudiced by counsel’s failure to subpoena information that was not material to the defendant’s guilt of the crime charged
  • “The appropriate inquiry is not whether the evidence might have helped the defense, but whether it is reasonably likely that it would have affected the outcome of the case.”

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Judges: Frossard

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