People v. Garrett

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE KARNS

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant-appellant Steven Garrett was convicted in the Circuit Court of Wayne County of the unlawful delivery of substances represented to be MDA and LSD, 1 in violation of section 404 of the Controlled Substances Act, as amended (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 56½, par. 1404). He raises several issues on this appeal. The contention which we find persuasive is that the trial court abused its discretion in curtailing defense counsel’s attempts on cross-examination to impeach the credibility of the State’s key witness, an informer who…