Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel in a criminal case may waive his client's right of confrontation by stipulating to the admission of evidence, where such stipulation is a matter of legitimate trial tactics or prudent trial strategy, as long as the defendant does not object. Defense counsel cannot stipulate to facts which establish the guilt of the accused.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/18/2003
• Published 12/18/2003

Judges

• Justice THOMAS delivered the opinion of the court:

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender, and Gary R. Peterson, Assistant Defender, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for appellant., Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield, and John C. Piland, State's Attorney, Urbana (Lisa Anne Hoffman and Mary Beth Burns, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, of counsel), for the People.