People v. Knade

After a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Brian Knade, was convicted of first degree murder (111. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 9 — l(aXl)) and armed robbery (111. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2(a)). He was subsequently sentenced to a 50-year term of imprisonment in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the murder conviction, and a 30-year term for the armed robbery conviction to be served concurrently to the murder sentence.

On appeal, defendant maintains (1) the trial court erroneously admitted hearsay testimony of prosecution witnesses who testified as to…