People v. Pryor

Defendant, Gene Pryor, appeals from his conviction on a charge of unlawful possession of cannabis.

Pryor was charged with unlawful possession of cannabis (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 56V2, par. 704(d)). Prior to trial, defendant brought three motions in limine, two of which are pertinent to this appeal. One motion was a request to prevent testimony by a police officer about any statements made by a person who had been described in the police report as “a passing citizen.” The defendant expected that the officer would testify that a passing citizen told him a black man was attempting to sell…