People v. Perkins

Defendant Umberto Perkins was a probational corrections officer at the Cook County jail in August 1992 when a new inmate, Erdogan Kurap, escaped. In September 1994, a jury convicted defendant of official misconduct (720 ILCS 5/33 — 3 (West 1992)) and aiding an escape (720 ILCS 5/31 — 7 (West 1992)) for his role in Kurap’s escape. Defendant was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for each count, to run concurrently. Defendant now appeals, arguing, among other things, he should be granted a new trial due to the State’s knowing use of the perjured testimony of two eyewitnesses, who denied…