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four Chambers factors in Illinois

8 Illinois opinions name it 1 courts 1986–2024 1 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Illinois courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (4)

CaseFollowedCited
People v. Tenneygreen
ill · 2002 · cited in 2 Illinois opinions naming this issue, 2017–2017
2 sentences

2017People v. Tenney, 205 Ill. 2d 411, 435 (2002). ¶ 104 Defendant argues that Rodriguez’s testimony satisfies three of the four Chambers factors and should be admissible.

2017People v. Tenney, 205 Ill. 2d 411, 435 (2002). ¶ 104 Defendant argues that Rodriguez’s testimony satisfies three of the four Chambers factors and should be admissible.

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People v. Pattersongreen
ill · 2000 · cited in 1 Illinois opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
1 sentence

2024As result, we find that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the admission of Fred McAtee's hearsay confession statement, because it lacked sufficient indicia of reliability.”). ¶ 166 The res judicata bar may be relaxed in light of substantial new evidence if the new evidence establishes actual innocence in that it is (1) is of such conclusive character that it will probably change the result upon retrial, (2) is material and not merely cumulative, and (3) “ ‘must have been discovered since the trial and be of such character that it could not have been discovered prior to tr

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People v. Molstadgreen
ill · 1984 · cited in 1 Illinois opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
1 sentence

2024As result, we find that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the admission of Fred McAtee's hearsay confession statement, because it lacked sufficient indicia of reliability.”). ¶ 166 The res judicata bar may be relaxed in light of substantial new evidence if the new evidence establishes actual innocence in that it is (1) is of such conclusive character that it will probably change the result upon retrial, (2) is material and not merely cumulative, and (3) “ ‘must have been discovered since the trial and be of such character that it could not have been discovered prior to tr

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People v. Thomasgreen
ill · 1996 · cited in 1 Illinois opinions naming this issue, 2020–2020
1 sentence

2020The ultimate question is whether the extrajudicial statement “was made under circumstances which provide considerable assurance of its reliability by objective indicia of trustworthiness.” (Internal quotation marks omitted.) People v. Thomas, 171 Ill. 2d 207, 216 (1996). ¶ 18 By the same token, the presence of one or more factors does not make a statement necessarily trustworthy.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Illinois. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (2)

CaseCitedYears
Chambers v. Mississippi green
scotus · 1973
2 sentences

2020“The four Chambers factors are merely guidelines to determining admissibility rather than hard and fast requirements; the presence of all four factors is not a condition of admissibility.” Id.

1997Chambers, 410 U.S. at 300 , 35 L.

31997–2020
People v. Powell green
illappct · 1985
2 sentences

1994People v. Powell (1985), 139 Ill.

1986People v. Powell (1985), 139 Ill.

21986–1994

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