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- Title: People v. Dunklin
- Author : Illinois Appellate Court — First District (5Th Division) Judgment Affirmed
- Release Date : January 05, 1982
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 60 KB
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Following a bench trial, defendant was convicted of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 9-1) and sentenced to 14 to 17 years' imprisonment. He presents these issues for review on appeal: (1) the prosecutorial withholding of exculpatory evidence renders the jury waiver void; (2) the trial court erroneously excluded expert testimony; (3) the evidence was insufficient to sustain a conviction for murder; (4) the trial court erroneously excluded evidence of the reputation of the deceased; and (5) the trial court erroneously excluded testimony offered to enhance the credibility of a defense witness. We affirm. The relevant facts follow. After defendant's indictment for murder, defense counsel filed a discovery motion requesting the State to provide him with the criminal records of the State's witnesses. The record discloses that the assistant State's Attorney did not check directly with the Chicago Police Department or with Investigator Ridges who was assigned to the case, before responding to the motion. The State's response to the defense's motion stated None known at this time.