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PEOPLE v. LERMA

No. 118496.

47 N.E.3d 985 (2016)

400 Ill. Dec. 20

2016 IL 118496

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Eduardo LERMA, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

January 22, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Madigan , Attorney General, of Springfield, and Anita Alvarez , State's Attorney, of Chicago ( Alan J. Spellberg , Michelle Katz and Janet C. Mahoney , Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Defender, Patricia Mysza , Deputy Defender, and Linda M. Olthoff , Assistant Appellate Defender, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Chicago, for appellee.

James I. Kaplan , E. King Poor and Daniel B. Lewin , of Quarles & Brady LLP, of Chicago, for amicus curiae The Innocence Network.

OPINION

¶ 1 The issue is whether, in light of the specific facts and circumstances of this case, the circuit court of Cook County abused its discretion when it denied defendant's motion to allow expert testimony concerning the reliability of eyewitness identifications...

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