Illinois Supreme Court· 6/22/1995

People v. Newberry

Citations

652 N.E.2d 288
166 Ill. 2d 310
209 Ill. Dec. 748
1995 Ill. LEXIS 97

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no bad faith showing required where destroyed evidence “is more than just ‘potentially useful’ ”
wherein the State destroyed evidence, without which the defendant did not “have any realistic hope of exonerating himself’
wherein the State destroyed evidence, without which the defendant did not \have any realistic hope of exonerating himself\
wherein the State destroyed evidence, without which the defendant did not \have any realistic hope of exonerating himself\
“Where evidence is requested by the defense in a discovery motion, the State is on notice that the evidence must be preserved ***.”
no bad faith showing required where destroyed evidence \is more than just `potentially useful'\

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Judges: Harrison, Miller, Freeman

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