Common experience is often reflected in rules of evidence in Illinois.One such instance may be found in the so-called tacit-admission rule, wherein a defendant’s silence may be introduced as a tacit or implied admission of guilt if the defendant remains silent in the face of accusations of criminal conduct.More broadly, the tacit-admission rule allows a party in a criminal case (in most instances the prosecution) to present evidence of a suspect’s silence when the suspect has been presented with circumstances …