People v. Siverly

PRESIDING JUSTICE UNVERZAGT

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Bradford Siverly, was found guilty by a jury in the circuit court of Winnebago County of the offenses of murder and attempted murder. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, pars. 9 — 1(a)(1), 8 — 4.) He was sentenced to consecutive 28- and 12-year terms of imprisonment, respectively, for these convictions.

The defendant charges three errors deprived him of a fair trial. First, the trial court erroneously excluded important testimony offered as nonhearsay state-of-mind evidence. Second, his guilt of the lesser included offense…