PEOPLE v. DABBS

No. 08-CF-244.

919 N.E.2d 501 (2009)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gregory DABBS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

December 2, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michelle A. Zalisko, Assistant Defender Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, IL, for Appellant.

Terry A. Mertel, Deputy Director State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Judith Z. Kelly, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, IL, Stewart Umholtz, State's Attorney, Pekin, IL, for Appellee.


Justice LYTTON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was charged with domestic battery (720 ILCS 5/12-3.2(a)(1) (West 2006)) against his girlfriend. At trial, defendant's ex-wife testified that defendant had physically abused her prior to their marriage. The jury found defendant guilty. Defendant appeals, arguing that section 115-7.4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Code) (725 ILCS 5/115-7.4 (West.Supp.2007)), which allows prior acts of domestic...

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