OPINION
Presiding Justice HYMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.
¶ 1 Determining whether the State is introducing evidence of gang membership for a relevant and permissible purpose or for an illegitimate and highly prejudicial effect can present the trial judge with a difficult task. At issue, of course, is the fundamental right to a fair trial.
¶ 2 The admission of gang-related evidence is at the core of this appeal,...
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