People v. MAPPS

Opinion by

Judge TAUBMAN.

Defendant, Michael Scott Mapps, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon jury verdicts finding him guilty of first degree felony murder, burglary, and solicitation to commit burglary. We affirm the judgment and hold that (1) the trial court properly denied Mapps's motion to suppress, (2) the admission of any hearsay statements was harmless error, and (3) the admission of police testimony about obtaining the search warrant was also harmless error.

I. Background

On January 5, 2005, Michael Wessel and Richard James Kasparson burglarized the home of 82-year-old C.R.,…