Justice McLAREN delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Harold Crowder, was charged with unlawful possession of weapons by a felon (720 ILCS 5/24-1.1(a) (West 1998)) and unlawful use of weapons (720 ILCS 5/24-1(a)(4) (West 1998)). After defendant filed a discovery request for the item that was the basis for the charges, he learned that it had been destroyed. Defendant filed a motion to dismiss the indictment, which the trial court granted. The State appeals...
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