Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Postconviction Petitions
Defendant was convicted of 1st degree murder and robbery. In his pro se postconviction petition, Defendant alleged that State violated his due process rights under U.S. Supreme Court's 1963 Brady decision, by failing to disclose evidence showing State allegedly assisted 2 witnesses obtain citizenship and disability benefits in exchange for their testimony.Defendant failed to present the gist of a constitutional claim, as he did not show that State suppressed evidence material to finding of guilt or to punishment imposed on him. INS letter and voicemail transcript Defendant presented were not material to his guilt or his punishment. (PIERCE and MASON, concurring.)