Illinois Supreme Court· 5/31/1996

People v. Williams

Citations

670 N.E.2d 638
173 Ill. 2d 48
218 Ill. Dec. 916
1996 Ill. LEXIS 70

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holding that the admission of a witness' prior conviction as evidence of impeachment is governed exclusively by the three-prong test set forth in Montgomery
holding that the admission of a witness’ prior conviction as evidence of impeachment is governed exclusively by the three-prong test set forth in Montgomery
holding that the admission of a witness’ prior conviction as evidence of impeachment is governed exclusively by the three-prong test set forth in Montgomery
determining that the trial judge did not disregard the Montgomery rule merely because he did not explicitly state for the record that he was balancing the opposing interests
reiterating that prior convictions punishable by more than one year in prison are presumptively admissible, subject to balancing of probative value versus risk of prejudice
determining that the trial judge did not disregard the Montgomery rule merely because he did not explicitly state for the record that he was balancing the opposing interests

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Judges: Bilandic, Harrison, Freeman, Nickels

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