PEOPLE v. R.D.

Nos. 72268, 72269.

613 N.E.2d 706 (1993)

155 Ill.2d 122

184 Ill.Dec. 389

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. R.D., A Minor, Appellee. The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Alex BLANKENSHIP, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied May 28, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roland W. Burris, Atty. Gen., Springfield, and Jack O'Malley, State's Atty., Chicago (Terence M. Madsen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago, and Renee Goldfarb, Gael O'Brien, Veronica Ximena Calderon and Theodore Fotios Burtzos, Asst. State's Attys., of counsel), for the People in Nos. 72268 and 72269.

Rita A. Fry, Public Defender, Chicago (Robert D. Glick, Asst. Public Defender, of counsel), for appellee in No. 72268.

Law Offices of Terry Sullivan, Ltd., Rolling Meadows (Nancy J. Nicol, of counsel), for appellee in No. 72269.

Terry Sullivan, Rolling Meadows, for Alex Blankenship.


Justice BILANDIC delivered the opinion of the court:

The State, in these consolidated appeals, asks this court to redefine and to limit the scope of the material witness rule (People v. Armstrong (1972), 51 Ill.2d 471, 475-76, 282 N.E.2d 712; People v. Rogers (1922), 303 Ill. 578, 136 N.E. 470; Ill.Rev.Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 114-11(d)). That rule requires the State to produce...

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