Illinois Supreme Court· 11/19/1992

People v. Ward

Citations

609 N.E.2d 252
154 Ill. 2d 272
181 Ill. Dec. 884
1992 Ill. LEXIS 186

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concluding that the prosecutor's explanation to the jury that he did not have to prove motive is a correct statement of the law, and was therefore entirely proper
holding the trial court erred in admitting evidence of the defendant’s gang affiliation at sentencing because the State failed to show that his gang affiliation related to any legitimate aggravating factor
noting that one of the factors to be considered in reviewing the denial of a request for a continuance is whether defendant has shown that the testimony was material and might have affected the verdict
finding no due process violation where police failure to preserve and test alleged brain matter observed adhering to the defendant’s clothing was “at worst” negligent and insufficient to demonstrate bad faith
whether a statement is admissible under the statement-against-penal-interest exception is an analytically distinct question from whether the statement is admissible as a party admission
“A requirement for the admissibility of evidence at the aggravation/mitigation phase of the sentencing hearing is relevancy and reliability”

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Judges: Thomas J. Moran

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