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People v. Burt

Citations

  • 792 N.E.2d 1250
  • 205 Ill. 2d 28
  • 275 Ill. Dec. 477
  • 2001 Ill. LEXIS 1424

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  • holding Brady claim requires (1) missing evidence favorable to defendant; (2) wilfull or inadvertent suppression by State; and (3) prejudice
  • \[N]onfactual and nonspecific assertions which merely amount to conclusions are insufficient\ to avoid summary dismissal
  • the Illinois Supreme Court rejected the defendant’s Brady claim because the defendant did not satisfy the first element of the test since the suppressed evidence was not exculpatory
  • the Illinois Supreme Court rejected the defendant’s Brady claim because the defendant did not satisfy the first element of the test since the suppressed evidence was not exculpatory

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Judges: McMorrow, Harrison, Kilbride

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