Opinion ID: 2052501
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Brenda Hall

Text: Brenda Hall testified that on April 1, 1993, she went to the State's Attorney's office with Detective Mike Kill. Assistant State's Attorney Mike Smith asked her to view some photographs that were lying on a table. Hall picked out photographs of Javan Deloney and defendant. Prior to that date, she had been to the State's Attorney's office three or four times, the first time in September 1991. Smith had questioned her about the shootings during two of those visits, but she did not tell him anything. She did not say anything about any of the perpetrators prior to viewing the photographs. Hall testified that no one with the State's Attorney's office said anything to her before showing her the photographs. At the State's Attorney's office, Hall was asked if she had ever seen any of the boys before. Hall testified that she told them no, because they almost killed me and my baby. After Hall testified, defendant's attorney rested as to the motions to suppress Hall's and Cruthard's testimony. Without hearing argument or giving any explanation, the trial judge stated, Your motion will be denied. Defendant's attorney then began to argue with respect to Cruthard and pointed out that there was unrebutted testimony that Mike Smith told Cruthard before showing him the photographs that defendant and Ivan Smith were involved in the shooting. The judge then stated, Goes to weight, not admissibility. It will be denied.