People v. Seats

Following a jury trial the defendant, Ronald Seats, was found guilty of attempt murder and three counts of unlawful use of weapons. The defendant was sentenced to concurrent terms of from 20 to 50 years imprisonment for attempt murder and from 3 to 9 years imprisonment for the three counts of unlawful use of weapons.

On appeal the defendant, represented by the public defender, presents the following issues for review: (1) whether the admission of testimony regarding statements made by the defendant prior to the commission of any offense and testimony regarding ballistics tests was proper; (2)…