By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Marshall, 2025 IL App (4th) 240368 (March). Episode 1105 (Duration 11:10)
Error to admit defendant’s ex-girlfriend’s testimony about her text messages from suspect because the statements at issue were unrelated to the charges against him.
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People v. DeGrave, 2023 IL App (1st) 192479 (June). Episode 1000 (Duration 9:48)
In a self-defense case, evidence of the alleged victim’s propensity for violence—via prior acts of violence—is relevant because, if the victim was violent on another occasion, it makes it more likely that the victim was the aggressor on the occasion in question.
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People v. Quezada, 2022 IL App (2d) 200195 (June). Episode 952 (Duration 9:51)
Errors concerning interrogation video and gang evidence lead to defendant not receiving a fair trial.
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People v. Currie, 2022 IL App (4th) 210598 (May). Episode 944 (Duration 8:43)
certified copies of conviction alone are admissible evidence of defendant’s propensity to commit acts of domestic violence.
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People v. Britt, 2020 IL App (3d) 170548 (February). Episode 739 (Duration 7:20)
A short refresher on how to admit other crimes evidence.
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People v. Felton, 2019 IL App (3d) 150595 (January). Episode 590 (Duration 11:02)
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People v. Kelley, 2019 IL App (4th) 160598 (January). Episode 587 (Duration9:58)
Here’s a better way to look at how court’s are interpreting sexual propensity evidence.
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People v. Rosado, 2017 IL App (1st) 143741 (August). Episode 414 (Duration 9:02)
It was error to admit a drug deal defendant was acquitted of or he should have been allowed to tell the jury he was not guilty of that charge.
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People v. Heller, 2017 IL App (4th) 140658 (January). Episode 304 (Duration 5:23)
Use this modified IPI 3.14 when other crimes evidence is admitted in a domestic battery pursuant to 725 ILCS 5/115-7.4.
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People v. Baldwin, 2014 IL App (1st) 121725 (August).
Prior bad acts admissible even if not guilty. In Illinois sex cases, other crimes evidence is likely to be admitted in a criminal trial.
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