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The People v. Weinstein

Citations

  • 220 N.E.2d 432
  • 35 Ill. 2d 467
  • 1966 Ill. LEXIS 333

How courts have described this case

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  • prosecutorial misconduct undermined the defendant’s right to the presumption of innocence beyond a reasonable doubt
  • prosecutorial misconduct undermined the defendant's right to the presumption of innocence beyond a reasonable doubt
  • reversible error where 17 objections were made as to prosecution’s misleading statements of the burden of proof
  • burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt all the essential elements of a crime never shifts to the accused but remains the responsibility of the prosecution
  • burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt all the essential elements of a crime never shifts to the accused but remains the responsibility of the prosecution
  • reversible error where 17 objections were made as to prosecution's misleading statements of the burden of proof

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Judges: William G. Clark

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