Legal Opinion
People v. McClanahan
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided April 20, 2000No. 86953PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rathje
At issue in this appeal is the constitutionality of section 115 — 15 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (725 ILCS 5/115 — 15 (West 1998)). This section allows the State, in prosecutions under the Cannabis Control Act (720 ILCS 550/1 et seq. (West 1998)) or the Illinois Controlled Substances Act (720 ILCS 570/100 et seq. (West 1998)), to use lab reports in lieu of actual testimony as prima facie evidence of the contents of the substance at issue unless the defendant files a demand for the testimony of the witness who prepared the report. The demand must be filed within seven days of the…
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