People v. Richardson

State: Illinois

Court: 5th District Appellate

Docket No: 5-09-0663 Official Reports

Case Date: 08/17/2011

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Appellate Court

People v. Richardson, 2011 IL App (5th) 090663

Appellate Court Caption THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LEON RICHARDSON, Defendant-Appellant.

District & No.

Fifth District Docket No. 5-09-0663 August 17, 2011 The testimony of three officers describing the course of their investigation, which led to defendant's arrest for burglary, was properly admitted over defendant's hearsay objection where the trial court instructed the jury that it could consider the testimony for that limited purpose and not for the truth of the matters asserted.

Filed Held
(Note: This syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader.)

Decision Under Review

Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair County, No. 09-CF-195; the Hon. John Baricevic, Judge, presiding.

Judgment

Affirmed; mittimus amended.

Counsel on Appeal

Michael J. Pelletier, Johannah B. Weber, Dan W. Evers, all of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Mt. Vernon, for appellant. Brendan F. Kelly, State's Attorney, of Belleville (Patrick Delfino, Stephen E. Norris, Timothy James Ting, all of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.

Panel

JUSTICE WEXSTTEN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Presiding Justice Chapman and Justice Goldenhersh concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

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