People v. Fields

Following a jury trial, defendant-appellant Gary Fields was convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to a term of seven years’ imprisonment. Defendant raises the following issues on appeal: (1) whether the trial court erred in allowing the State to introduce defendant’s oral statement into evidence in violation of defendant’s fifth and sixth amendment rights under the Federal Constitution (U.S. Const., amends. V, VI); (2) whether the trial court erred in ruling that defense counsel had opened the door to a previously excluded oral statement that defendant had made to his supervisor; and…