PEOPLE v. CRUMP

No. 3-99-0675.

745 N.E.2d 692 (2001)

319 Ill. App.3d 538

253 Ill.Dec. 569

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lafayette CRUMP, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

March 13, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elaine Spiliopoulos, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, for Lafayette Crump.

John X. Breslin, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, Marshall E. Douglas, State's Attorney, Rock Island, Dawn D. Duffy, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, for the People.


Justice HOLDRIDGE delivered the Opinion of the Court:

The defendant, Lafayette Crump, was charged with two counts of domestic battery. 720 ILCS 5/12-3.2(a)(1) (West Supp.1999). After a jury trial, he was found guilty on one of the counts. He was sentenced to an extended term of four years' imprisonment. On appeal, the defendant argues that the trial court abused its discretion by (1) admitting in evidence the investigating police officer's statement that he believed...

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