People v. Savory

The defendant, Johnny Lee Savory, filed a motion in the circuit court of Peoria County pursuant to section 116 — 3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (725 ILCS 5/116 — 3 (West 1998)), in which he sought to obtain scientific testing of certain evidence introduced at his murder trial 20 years ago. The circuit court denied defendant’s motion, and the appellate court affirmed. 309 Ill. App. 3d 408. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the appellate court.

BACKGROUND

The offenses for which defendant was convicted occurred in Peoria on January 18, 1977. The victims, Connie…