People v. Chapman

Illinois Supreme Court
Criminal Court
Evidence
Citation
Case Number: 
2012 IL 111896
Decision Date: 
Thursday, March 22, 2012
District: 
3d Dist.
Division/County: 
Will Co.
Holding: 
Appellate court affirmed.
Justice: 
THOMAS
Section 115-20 of Code of Criminal Procedure allow admission of prior domestic battery conviction to show propensity to harm same victim, in a subsequent murder trial when trial court properly determines that alleged victim was a household or family member and that incident was result of domestic violence. (KILBRIDE, FREEMAN, GARMAN, KARMEIER, BURKE, and THEIS, concurring.)