Illinois Supreme Court· 1/21/2005

People v. Wilson

Citations

824 N.E.2d 191
214 Ill. 2d 127
291 Ill. Dec. 615
2005 Ill. LEXIS 1

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explaining that “modus operandi refers to a pattern of criminal behavior so distinctive that separate crimes are recognized as the handiwork of the same person”
declining to address whether other-crimes evidence can ever be used to show intent where the defendant does not place intent at issue
evidence that teacher previously touched other students in similar manner properly admitted to show lack of mistake in prosecution for aggravated criminal sexual abuse of students
aggravated criminal sexual abuse is a specific intent crime and defendant’s intent is at issue where he denied committing the crime
“the trial court did not abuse its discretion in determining that the probative value of the [other-crimes evidence] outweighed any undue prejudice to defendant”
“modus operandi refers to a pattern of criminal behavior so distinctive that separate crimes are recognized as the handiwork of the same person”

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Judges: Thomas, Kilbride, Karmeier, Freeman

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