People v. Drum

In January 1997, the State charged defendant, Charles C. Drum, with first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(1) (West 1996)). In September 1998, the trial court denied the State’s pretrial motion under section 115 — 10.2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Code) (725 ILCS 5/115 — 10.2 (West 1998)) to admit certain hearsay statements at defendant’s trial, and the State brings this interlocutory appeal from that order (145 Ill. 2d R. 604(a)(1)). Because we lack jurisdiction to hear this appeal, we dismiss.

I. BACKGROUND

In January 1997, the State filed first degree murder charges against…