People v. Serritella

Defendant was convicted after a bench trial of a murder that happened 27 years earlier and was sentenced to 45 years. Because of the date of the offense, defendant was eligible for day-for-day good-time credit. Defendant pursued a direct appeal claiming that the trial court erred in admitting certain evidence that was irrelevant, hearsay, or unreliable. The appellate court affirmed, finding that there was no error and that entry of the evidence was not an abuse of discretion. (PIERCE, concurring and MIKVA, specially concurring.)