People ex rel. E.G.

1 1 In this case we must decide whether a trial court has the authority to grant a defendant's discovery motion seeking access to the private residence of a third party. The defendant, E.G., was convicted of two counts of sexual assault on a child as part of a pattern of sexual abuse. Before trial, he filed a motion requesting court-ordered access to his grandmother's basement-the scene of the crime. The trial court concluded that it had no authority to order such access and denied the motion.

-_ T2 The court of appeals disagreed with the trial court's reasoning, though not its result. People…