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People v. Knott

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District. Fifth Division
Jan 29, 1992
224 Ill. App. 3d 236 (Ill. App. Ct. 1992)

Summary

distinguishing Mullen

Summary of this case from People v. Walker

Opinion

No. 1-85-3248

December 27, 1991. Rehearing Denied January 29, 1992.


[EDITORS' NOTE: PAGE 236-262 CONTAINED THE OPINION PEOPLE v. KNOTT, 224 Ill. App.3d 236 (1991). THE ABOVE-CAPTIONED CASE, FILED DECEMBER 27, 1991, WAS VACATED PURSUANT TO AN ORDER ENTERED BY THE ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT ON OCTOBER 15, 1993.]


Summaries of

People v. Knott

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District. Fifth Division
Jan 29, 1992
224 Ill. App. 3d 236 (Ill. App. Ct. 1992)

distinguishing Mullen

Summary of this case from People v. Walker

notwithstanding waiver, the court in Knott went on to find that the possibility of prejudicial impact was minimized by the fact that the absent witness' fright was not attributed to defendant specifically, and the "comment can be viewed as a comment on diffused fear of witnesses reluctant to involve themselves in an armed robbery case"

Summary of this case from People v. Walker
Case details for

People v. Knott

Case Details

Full title:The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher…

Court:Appellate Court of Illinois, First District. Fifth Division

Date published: Jan 29, 1992

Citations

224 Ill. App. 3d 236 (Ill. App. Ct. 1992)
586 N.E.2d 479

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