People v. Phipps

The defendant, William Phipps, was charged by information on September 25, 1978, with cruelty to persons (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 23, par. 2368), maltreatment of a mentally retarded person (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 9U/2, par. 15 — 1), and battery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 12 — 3(a)(1)). It was alleged by the State that the defendant repeatedly struck a retarded resident of the Lincoln Developmental Center with a belt, while the defendant was an employee of the Center. The defendant filed a pretrial motion for discovery in the circuit court of Logan County on November 16, 1978, to…