The court properly precluded defendant from introducing a statement made by a codefendant as a purported declaration against penal interest. There were no supporting circumstances to attest to the statement's reliability (see People v Settles,
The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. The evidence warranted the inference of defendant...
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