PEOPLE v. WARD

No. 85-3161.

153 Ill. App.3d 413 (1987)

505 N.E.2d 1251

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ERIC WARD, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed March 11, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Mark Stein, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Thomas V. Gainer, Jr., Christopher J. Cummings, and Michael L. Vittori, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial, defendant was convicted of aggravated criminal sexual assault and aggravated kidnaping and sentenced to serve concurrent 19-year prison sentences. On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court committed reversible error in refusing to admit evidence showing complainant's motive to testify falsely. We agree.

Complainant testified that while walking to a...

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