People v. Baltimore

On February 1, 2006, defendant, Marcus Y. Baltimore, was charged with the December 2005 burglary of One Stop, a convenience store. Prior to trial, an adverse ruling by the trial court led the State to file a certificate of impairment pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 604(a)(1) (210 Ill. 2d R. 604(a)(1)) and to pursue an interlocutory appeal to this court. The trial court’s decision not to allow a videotape and various photographs to be introduced at trial forms the basis of the State’s appeal. The State also moved to continue the detention of defendant pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 604(a)(3)…