People v. King

PRESIDING JUSTICE MANNING,

dissenting:

I disagree with the result reached by the majority and consequently I dissent. It is generally held that evidence indicating the defendant was a member of a gang or was involved in gang-related activity is admissible to show common purpose or design, or to provide a motive for an otherwise inexplicable act. (People v. Miller (1981), 101 Ill. App. 3d 1029, 428 N.E.2d 1038.) Such evidence, however, is only admissible where there is sufficient proof that such membership or activity is related to the crime charged. People v. Wadley (1988), 169 Ill. App. 3d…