PEOPLE v. TOKICH

No. 4-98-0934.

734 N.E.2d 117 (2000)

314 Ill. App.3d 1070

248 Ill.Dec. 409

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jesse J. TOKICH, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

July 21, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender (Court-appointed), Timothy E. Hoerman, John M. McCarthy, Assistant Defenders, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for Jesse J. Tokich.

John P. Schmidt, State's Attorney, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, David E. Mannchen, Staff Attorney, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, for the People.


Justice KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury convicted defendant, Jesse Tokich, of first degree murder in the circuit court of Sangamon County. The trial court sentenced him to a term of 60 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. He appeals his conviction, contending (1) the trial court erred by declaring one of the State's witnesses unavailable and allowing a videotaped evidence deposition of that witness under supreme Court Rule 414 (134 Ill...

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