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Appellate Court of Illinois· 3/30/1992

People v. Witt

Citations

  • 592 N.E.2d 402
  • 227 Ill. App. 3d 936
  • 169 Ill. Dec. 915
  • 1992 Ill. App. LEXIS 529

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  • where indictment sufficiently informs defendant of charges and defendant cannot demonstrate prejudice from incorrect statutory citation, defect is formal and reversal is not warranted
  • no reversible error where the State cited the improper statute in its murder indictments, because the indictments provided the defendant fair warning of the charges against him
  • no reversible error where the State cited the improper statute in its murder indictments, because the indictments provided the defendant fair warning of the charges against him
  • no reversible error where the State cited the improper statute in its murder indictments, because the indictments provided the defendant fair warning of the charges against him
  • “Where the language of the indictment sufficiently informs a defendant of the charges against him, and defendant cannot demonstrate any prejudice resulting from an incorrect statutory citation, the defect is formal and does not warrant reversal”
  • “Where the language of the indictment sufficiently informs a defendant of the charges against him, and defendant cannot demonstrate any prejudice resulting from an incorrect statutory citation, the defect is formal and does not warrant reversal”

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Judges: Campbell

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