People v. Villegas

Defendant Jose Villegas was convicted of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1(a)) and armed violence (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 33A — 2) and received concurrent terms of 50 and 30 years, respectively. Defendant alleges the following reversible errors on appeal: (1) the court improperly excluded numerous hearsay statements of defendant’s brother, Gonzolo Villegas, which profess that he, not defendant, murdered the victim; (2) the court erred when it allowed the State to introduce the prior inconsistent statement of defendant’s wife, Carmen Villegas; (3) defendant was…