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PEOPLE v. MERCADO

No. 1-00-3046.

777 N.E.2d 641 (2002)

333 Ill. App.3d 994

267 Ill.Dec. 838

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hector MERCADO, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

September 25, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, and Bonnie Kim, Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb and Susan Schierl Sullivan, of counsel), for Appellee.

Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:

In general, the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases takes the position that an instruction on particular types of evidence should not be given unless some special guidance from the judge would be useful. Committee Note to Illinois Pattern Instruction (IPI) Criminal No. 3.15. An exception is made when identification is an issue...

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