People v. Short

Defendant Richard Short appeals from convictions of attempt (murder), attempt (rape), and aggravated battery entered in the Circuit Court of Kankakee County following a jury trial. Defendant was sentenced to concurrent terms of 30 to 60 years imprisonment for attempt (murder), 6 to 20 years imprisonment for attempt (rape), and 3 to 10 years imprisonment for aggravated battery. On appeal, defendant argues that (1) defendant was denied a fair trial by the trial court’s action in excluding defendant’s alibi witness due to defendant’s failure to comply with discovery rules, (2) the trial court…