By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Longs, 2024 IL App (4th) 230501 (May). Episode 1047 (Duration 13:20)
The witness must only have had contact with the defendant, that the jury would not possess, to achieve a level of familiarity that renders the opinion helpful.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Suggs, 2021 IL App (2d) 190420 (June). Episode 902 (Duration 4:17)
In a domestic battery case with a reluctant victim the state asked the officer, if in his opinion did he believe a crime had been committed?
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Stitts, 2020 IL App (1st) 171723 (June). Episode 798 (Duration 8:05)
Officer gives lay opinion as to the identity of the shooter after watching a surveillance video of the shooting.
Read moreBy Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. O’Donnell, 2015 IL App (4th) 130358 (March). Episode 381 (Duration 12:56)
Officer says she could tell defendant was not telling the truth when he told her his story.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Garner, 2016 IL App (1st) 141583 (August). Episode 216 (Duration 7:21)
Expert witness may testify as to the defendant’s character to commit the crime.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Thompson, 2016 IL 118667 (January). Episode 135 (Duration 6:10)
Layperson opinion testimony identifying defendant as the person depicted in video evidence is proper. [Read more…]