Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Domestic Battery
Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of domestic battery based on insulting or provoking physical contact. Court did not abuse its discretion in admitting 911 recording into evidence, as content of the call was corroborated by other circumstances identifying victim as the caller. Prosecutor's comments, in closing argument, to jury to use their common sense as to why victim did not testify was not reversible; court instructed jury that closing arguments are not evidence, and prosecutor had reasonable concern that jurors might question why she was not present. (HUTCHINSON and SPENCE, concurring.)