People v. Tate

Defendant, Charles Tate, was convicted of robbery, aggravated assault, attempted theft, and criminal damage to property following a jury trial in the circuit court of Kankakee County. The appellate court affirmed the first three convictions, but reversed the conviction for criminal damage to property. 87 Ill. App. 3d 21.

Defendant raises three issues: (1) whether the State violated defendant’s right of due process and Supreme Court Rule 412 (73 Ill. 2d R. 412) by its failure to inform defendant that a defense witness, James Brown, had committed a crime similar to that with which defendant was…