People v. Reding

Defendant, Donald Reding, was found guilty after a jury trial of reckless homicide (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 9—3) and was sentenced to 24 months’ probation, four weekends’ periodic imprisonment, a $500 fine, and court costs. Defendant appeals from this conviction.

On appeal, defendant contends that this court should reverse his conviction or reverse and remand for a new trial based upon the following alleged errors at trial: (1) the court should not have admitted evidence of Reding’s blood-alcohol content without first making a preliminary finding that the testing was reliable; (2)…