Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Fair Trial
(Court opinion corrected 4/27/17.) Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of attempted 1st degree murder of 2 persons and 1st-degree murder of 1 person during drive-by shooting. State proved Defendatn guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Court properly allowed hearsay testimony by police officer that he issued an investigative alert for Defendant's arrest after a photo array and statement by a witness who did not testify at trial. Defendant was not denied a fair trial when State was permitted to introduce evidence of allegedly unrelated guns and other information. Defendant was not denied a fair trial by being tried jointly with codefendant even if evidence against codefendant was greater. (LAMPKIN and REYES, concurring.)