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PEOPLE v. JONES

No. 1-12-1016.

34 N.E.3d 1065 (2015)

393 Ill. Dec. 537

2015 IL App (1st) 121016

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joe JONES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

Rehearing Denied August 10, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abishi C. Cunningham , Public Defender, of Chicago ( Evelyn G. Baniewicz , Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Anita M. Alvarez , State's Attorney, of Chicago ( Alan J. Spellberg , Douglas P. Horvath , and Tasha-Marie Kelly , Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

OPINION

¶ 1 All expert opinion testimony requires an adequate foundation. The foundation requires a factual reason or basis for the expert's opinion. Where no factual basis is given, "trust me" is not enough.

¶ 2 The defendant was convicted...

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