1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Ill.
  4. 98 Ill.
  5. 98 Ill. App.3d 413 (1981)
 

PEOPLE v. PHIPPS

No. 15546.

98 Ill. App.3d 413 (1981)

424 N.E.2d 727

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WILLIAM PHIPPS, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed July 17, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Berry, State's Attorney, of Lincoln (Robert J. Biderman and Garry W. Bryan, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Fuller, Hopp & Barr, P.C., of Decatur (Richard W. Hopp, of counsel), for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE MILLS delivered the opinion of the court:

Simply stated, the question presented is this:

To what extent is a defendant in a criminal action entitled to discovery of confidential psychiatric files of a State witness, which are in the custody of the Illinois Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disability (DMHDD)?

(This case is presently before us on...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases