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2024 Op. Ill. Att'y Gen. 1 (2024)

handle is hein.sag/sagil0155 and id is 1 raw text is: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL STATE OF ILLINOIS KWAME RAOUL ATTORNEY GENERAL December 12, 2024 FILE NO. 24-001 CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE: Authority of State's Attorney to Disclose Brady Material Found in LEADS Reports The Honorable Jamie L. Mosser State's Attorney, Kane County Kane County <Center 37W777 ut , it 00 St. Char s llinois 60 Dear M osser: e y r letter inquiring whether Illinois Supreme Court Rule 412 (effective March 1, 2001) and the requirements set forth in decisions like Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), and its progeny, provide legal authorization for a State's Attorney's office to disclose relevant Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS) information to an attorney who is representing a defendant in a criminal prosecution. If not, you have asked how a State's Attorney's office should appropriately carry out its duties during a criminal prosecution consistent with its obligations under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 412, Brady and its progeny, 500 South 2n Street, Springfield, Illinois 62701 * (217) 781 1090 * Fax (217) 782-7046 115 South LaSalle Street, Chicago Illinois 60603, * (312) 814-300 * Fax: (312) 814-3806 1745 Innovation Drive. Suite C. Carbondale Iinois 6903 * (6181 529 6400 *Fax (618) 529-6416