Illinois Supreme Court· 9/28/2000

People v. Fair

Citations

738 N.E.2d 500
193 Ill. 2d 256
250 Ill. Dec. 284
2000 Ill. LEXIS 1232

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trial court’s denial of postconviction discovery at second stage was error where defendant showed “ ‘good cause’ ”
in postconviction proceedings, “the circuit court should allow discovery only after the moving party demonstrates good cause for a discovery request” (internal quotation marks omitted)
“In the absence of a complete record on appeal, it will be presumed that the order entered by the circuit court was in conformity with law and had a sufficient factual basis.”

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Judges: Heiple, Harrison

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