Defendant was found guilty of aggravated assault and other offenses after he tried to hit a police officer with his car. On appeal, defendant argued that the trial court violated his right to confrontation when it limited his questing of the police officer and that the trial court erred when it barred defendant from asking the officer why he did not write a police report. The appellate court reversed defendant’s convictions and the Supreme Court granted the State’s petition for leave to appeal. The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the appellate court, finding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it limited his questioning of the police officer and that the trial court did not commit a clear or obvious error when it entered a motion in limine. (THEIS, NEVILLE, and OVERSTREET, concurring and ROCHFORD, HOLDER WHITE, and O’BRIEN, concurring)
Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
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