People v. Schlott

Defendant was charged with attempted first degree murder and aggravated domestic battery. Court erred in granting Defendant's pretrial motion in limine to exclude portions of Defendant's responses to questions posed by 911 operator. Defendant's statements are admissions, are thus not hearsay, and do not implicate confrontation clause. Court erred in granting Defendant's request to exclude State's DNA evidence which State submitted for analysis by crime lab within weeks of scheduled jury trial, as State disclosed it to defense promptly upon receipt as ongoing discovery, and defense failed to allege or show unfair prejudice to the State. (O'BRIEN, concurring; McDADE, dissenting.)