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People v. Foster

Citations

  • 495 N.E.2d 1141
  • 145 Ill. App. 3d 477
  • 99 Ill. Dec. 406
  • 1986 Ill. App. LEXIS 2503

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  • exclusion of defense witness as discovery sanction was abuse of discretion where failure to disclose was inadvertent and State had ample opportunity to interview the witness before trial
  • exclusion of defense witness as discovery sanction was abuse of discretion where failure to disclose was inadvertent and State had ample opportunity to interview the witness before trial
  • “a defendant should not be penalized for his counsel’s negligence”
  • “a defendant should not be penalized for his counsel’s negligence”

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Judges: Johnson

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