242 Ill. 2d 1 - People v. Mullins’s Empirical Analysis

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83 state decisions

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1. “"(1) the prior crime was punishable by death or imprisonment in excess of one year, or involved dishonesty or false statement regardless of the punishment; (2) less than 10 years has elapsed since the date of conviction of the prior crime or release of the witness from confinement, whichever is later; and (3) the probative value of admitting the prior conviction outweighs the danger of unfair prejudice." People v. Mullins , 242 Ill. 2d 1 , 14, 350 Ill.Dec. 819 , 949 N.E.2d 611 , 619 (2011) (citing Montgomery , 47 Ill. 2d at 516 , 268 N.E.2d 695 ).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Burlington

2. “the nature of the prior conviction, the nearness or remoteness of that crime to the present charge, the subsequent career of the person, the length of the witness' criminal record, and whether the crime was similar to the one charged.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Burlington

3. “Harmless-error analysis is 'based on the notion that a defendant's interest in an error-free trial must be balanced against societal interests in finality and judicial economy.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2019 IL App (3d) 160781 - People v. Stoecker