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People v. Williams

Citations

  • 737 N.E.2d 230
  • 193 Ill. 2d 1
  • 249 Ill. Dec. 840
  • 2000 Ill. LEXIS 984

How courts have described this case

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  • stating that it is appropriate to first determine whether error occurred at all
  • applying similar standard in capital murder case to assess sufficiency of evidence
  • applying similar standard in capital murder case to assess sufficiency of evidence
  • \the Williams rule applies only when the new and original charges are subject to compulsory joinder\
  • “the Williams rule applies only when the new and original charges are subject to compulsory joinder”
  • “we need not decide which view to adopt because even if we accept that there may be instances in which collateral statements should be admitted, this is not such a case”

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Judges: McMorrow, Miller, Bilandic, Rathje, Harrison, Heiple

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