Justice HOLDRIDGE delivered the Opinion of the Court:
The defendant, Lafayette Crump, was charged with two counts of domestic battery. 720 ILCS 5/12-3.2(a)(1) (West Supp.1999). After a jury trial, he was found guilty on one of the counts. He was sentenced to an extended term of four years' imprisonment. On appeal, the defendant argues that the trial court abused its discretion by (1) admitting in evidence the investigating police officer's statement that he believed...
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