People v. Flores

Defendant, Sirenio Flores, appeals from his ninth conviction of driving with a revoked or suspended license (625 ILCS 5/11 — 501.1 (West 2006)). He asserts that the trial court improperly admitted as self-authenticating a videotape produced by a neighbor with admitted animus toward him. We agree with defendant, although we conclude that a more accurate characterization of the error is that the court treated the videotape as substantive evidence when the foundation would allow only its demonstrative use. We therefore reverse defendant’s conviction and remand the matter for a new trial.

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