People v. McNeal

Following a jury trial defendant, Marshall McNeal, was found guilty of murder and armed robbery. Defendant was sentenced to natural life imprisonment. This appeal followed.

On appeal, defendant contends that his conviction should be reversed and his natural life sentence should be vacated. Defendant argues that (1) the trial court’s erroneous admission of a hearsay out of court identification of defendant, as well as hearsay statements implicating defendant, denied defendant his right to confront the witnesses testifying against him; (2) the State failed to prove defendant guilty beyond a…