PEOPLE v. KIEL

No. 78-217.

75 Ill. App.3d 1030 (1979)

394 N.E.2d 883

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BERNETT THOMPSON KIEL, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed September 7, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis A. DePorter, of Braud, Warner, Neppl & Westensee, Ltd., of Rock Island, for appellant.

Edward Keefe, State's Attorney, of Rock Island (Gary F. Gnidovec and Joseph A. Mueller, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment reversed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STOUDER delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial in the circuit court of Rock Island County, the defendant, Bernett Kiel, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of from five to 15 years.

On appeal the defendant presents two issues: (1) the trial court erred in admitting the hearsay statements of alleged co-conspirators where the State had failed...

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