People v. Outlaw

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SIMON

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Robert Outlaw, was indicted for the aggravated battery and attempt murder of Vernon Brooks, a Chicago police officer. He was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to a term of 50 to 100 years. His position is that he had no connection with the crime and that those who identified him as Officer Brook’s assailant were mistaken.

At issue here is whether the defendant was improperly deprived of an opportunity to present at trial several witnesses to testify that they saw the person who shot the police officer, but were…