Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Witnesses
Court properly denied Defendant's pro se "motion for ballistic testing" under Section 116-3 of Code of Criminal Procedure.Integrated Ballistic Identification System (IBIS) testing of bullet shells would not materially advance Defendant's claim of actual innocence due to State's strong evidence, including 4 witnesses identifying Defendant as the shooter. Defendant cannot establish that IBIS search has scientific potential to produce new, noncumulative evidence materially relevant to actual innocence as required by Section 116-3 of Code. (PUCINSKI and LAVIN, concurring.)