Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Impeachment
(Court opinion corrected 5/1/17.) Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of aggravated battery. To complete impeachment of witness, State was required to call the impeaching witness to testify in rebuttal. Through testimony of impeaching officer, State needed to present extrinsic evidence of officer's prior statement to him that State maintained was inconsistent with her trial testimony. State argued, in closing argument and rebuttal, that witness was credible and jury should believe her, which was entirely appropriate argument.(APPLETON and KNECHT, concurring.)