Justice HAASE delivered the opinion of the Court.
The defendant, Cletus L. Hiatt, was charged with 20 counts of child pornography (possessing 20 different pornographic photographs of his two minor children). (Ill.Rev.Stat.1989, ch. 38, par. 11-20.1.) Prior to trial, the defendant filed a motion to dismiss, alleging that the charges were barred by the mandatory joinder provisions of sections 3-3 and 3-4(b) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (the Code) (Ill.Rev.Stat.1989...
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