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PEOPLE v. EASTLING

No. 1-05-2969.

897 N.E.2d 340 (2008)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph EASTLING, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

Rehearing Denied November 12, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Office of the State Appellate Defender (Tomas G. Gonzales, of Counsel), Chicago, IL, for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County (James E. Fitzgerald, Kathryn A. Scheirl, and Pierina J. Infelise, of Counsel), Chicago, IL, for Appellee.

Justice HALL delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant Joseph Eastling was found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Dwayne Cobbins. Defendant was subsequently sentenced to natural life imprisonment without parole.

Defendant contends on appeal that his sixth amendment right to confront witnesses against him was violated when the trial court improperly admitted State witness Julius Wilson's prior statements to...

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