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Area of Law: | Litigation Practice & Procedure, Litigation Practice and Procedure |
Keywords: | ; Plain; Error; Clear; Obvious; Plain Error; Doctrine |
Jurisdiction: | Illinois |
Cited Cases: | None |
Cited Statutes: | None |
Date: | 03/01/2016 |
"The term ‘plain’ as used in the plain-error doctrine is synonymous with ‘clear’ and is the equivalent of ‘obvious.’ [Citation]. This means that an appellate court cannot correct an ‘error’ unless the error is clear or obvious under current law." People v. Givens, 237 Ill.2d 311 (2010). Where no controlling precedent obviously requires a lower court to strike exhibits from the record, the Court of Appeals cannot find plain error.
In Re Mariah W., 2016.IL.152264-U (Ill. App. Dist. 1 2016) (not precedential).
Date: March 1, 2016
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