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PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

No. 16220.

90 Ill. App.3d 158 (1980)

413 N.E.2d 118

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES W. WILLIAMS, JR., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed November 12, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Patrick Newcomb, of Delano Law Offices, P.C., of Springfield, for appellant.

J. William Roberts, State's Attorney, of Springfield, for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE MILLS delivered the opinion of the court:

Justice is a two-way street.

We hold today that discovery from a defendant to the State may be ordered in a nonfelony case by a trial judge in the exercise of the court's inherent discretionary power.

Here are the facts. Defendant Williams was issued traffic tickets for two petty offenses — disobeying a stop sign and speeding. He filed a discovery motion...

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