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· 9/27/1963

The People v. Damen

Citations

  • 193 N.E.2d 91
  • 28 Ill. 2d 464
  • 1963 Ill. LEXIS 551

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • the fact that an officer asked the complainant “what happened” in a rape case was insufficient to destroy the statement’s spontaneity
  • the fact that an officer asked the complainant “what happened” in a rape case was insufficient to destroy the statement’s spontaneity
  • police officer’s question regarding what happened was insufficient to destroy spontaneity
  • complaint elicited by question “What happened?” admissible as fresh complaint

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Judges: William G. Clark

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