Appellate Court of Illinois June 13, 2008, 4-07-0288 (People v. Calhoun)

JUSTICE COOK,

dissenting:

I respectfully dissent. The trial court saw and heard the witnesses in this case and we should give deference to its evaluation unless it is contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence. The fact that one portion of the evidence consisted of a videotape does not allow us to substitute our view of the facts for that of the trial judge.