Illinois Supreme Court· 5/19/1994

People v. Williams

Citations

641 N.E.2d 296
161 Ill. 2d 1
204 Ill. Dec. 72
1994 Ill. LEXIS 68

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noting that it “appeare[d]” that the defendant’s past conviction for manslaughter was “offered and admitted as relevant to the question of [the] defendant’s guilt” of the similar crime of murder
finding prejudicial error from use of eight-foot-tall chart that merely repeated witness testimony about the defendant’s criminal record
evidence of prior conviction is inadmissible if “the court determines that the probative value of the evidence of the crime is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice”
discussing Gordon v. United States, 383 F.2d 936, 940 (1967)
challenge on appeal not thereby precluded

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Judges: McMORROW

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