Appellate Court of Illinois· 8/11/1989

People v. Wheatley

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543 N.E.2d 259
187 Ill. App. 3d 371
135 Ill. Dec. 24
1989 Ill. App. LEXIS 1206

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holding that a witness was subject to cross-examination because, “rather than having refused to answer questions, [the witness] merely testified he did not remember”
finding that the trial court properly admitted the witness’s grand jury testimony because he acknowledged that he testified before the grand jury, notwithstanding his answer “I don’t remember” to virtually every question asked by defendant
finding that the trial court properly admitted the witness's grand jury testimony because he acknowledged that he testified before the grand jury, notwithstanding his answer \I don't remember\ to virtually every question asked by defendant
witness who answered that he did not remember but willingly responded to every question was subject to proper cross-examination
witness who answered that he did not remember but willingly responded to every question was subject to proper cross examination
the witness’s prior inconsistent statement was not rendered inadmissible under section 115-10.1 even though he professed complete memory loss during his cross-examination questions

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