Where a defendant did not participate in a prior, similar crime that his co-defendants did participate in, evidence of that crime is not admissible as probative. The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 3rd Division, reversed and remanded a decision by Cook County Circuit Associate James B. Linn. Early on the morning of Dec. 24, 2007, Francisco Reyes was beaten to death by a group of men in a parking lot in front of a tortilla factory. Six men were arrested and charged with murder and robbery. One was Carlos …