People v. Thornton

After a bench trial defendant, Thomas W. Thornton, was convicted of the unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 561/2, par. 1401(a)(2)) and was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. Defendant appeals, contending the trial court erred in denying his motion to require the State to disclose the identity of an informant.

Defendant made a pretrial oral motion for disclosure of an informant known as C — S 82830, who was mentioned in police reports which described three drug purchase transactions which had taken place between defendant and Special Agent John Hindes of…