Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Evidence
(Court opinion corrected 2/27/13.) Defendant was convicted, after bench trial, of delivery of controlled substance within 1000 feet of a park. Court properly barred defense from viewing testifying officer's entire personnel file. Upon in camera inspection, no information other than five pages disclosed was relevant to officer's credibility or suggested motive to testify falsely. Officer Tucker's character is not an element of a charge, claim, or defense, and thus Rule 405 of Illinois Rules of Evidence does not apply. (HUTCHINSON and BIRKETT, concurring.)