People v. Palmer

Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Fair Trial
Citation
Case Number: 
2017 IL App (1st) 151253
Decision Date: 
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 2d Div.
Holding: 
Reversed and remanded.
Justice: 
MASON

Defendant was convicted, after bench trial, of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. Court abused its discretion in applying surveillance location privilege. Surveillance officer's location should have been disclosed, and lack of disclosure deprived Defendant of a fair trial, as it seriously hampered Defendant's ability to test credibility of the only witness against him.(NEVILLE and HYMAN, concurring.)