People v Figgures

This Court is called upon to decide whether defendant was denied a fair trial by the admission of certain rebuttal evidence. We conclude that the rebuttal evidence was properly admitted. *393Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeals, but for the reasons stated in this opinion.

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In August of 1981, Linda Figgures married defendant. Unfortunately, the marriage was a troubled one that ended in divorce on November 22, 1989. On the evening of February 2, 1990, defendant arrived at the Figgures’ house and began to pound on the living room, dining room, and bedroom windows. Fearing for…