Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Evidence
Defendant was convicted, after bench trial, of first degree murder. Court did not err in convicting Defendant of first degree murder rather than second degree, and did not err in barring evidence of victim's violent acts. Court did not rely on erroneous recollection of store clerk's testimony, and State's failure properly to disclose juvenile adjudications of State's witness was not reversible error, as they were not material. Court reviewed transcript of clerk's testimony, did not base its finding that Defendant was not credible solely on clerk's testimony, and court's remarks were not necessarily inconsistent with clerk's testimony. (GARCIA and McBRIDE, concurring.)