Justice VOLLACK delivered the Opinion of the Court.
The defendant, Robert W. Allen (Allen), was arrested, charged, and later convicted of soliciting oral sex from an undercover Aurora police officer posing as a prostitute. The solicitation was monitored by other police officers and recorded on audio tape. The tape was reused in the course of subsequent transactions, and was not preserved as evidence.
Because the tape was not available, the trial court sanctioned...
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