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People v. Eastling

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided October 20, 2008No. 1-05-2969PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hall

Following a jury trial, defendant Joseph Eastling was found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Dwayne Cobbins. Defendant was subsequently sentenced to natural life imprisonment without parole.

Defendant contends on appeal that his sixth amendment right to confront witnesses against him was violated when the trial court improperly admitted State witness Julius Wilson’s prior statements to the grand jury and his prior statements to police as substantive evidence under section 115 — 10.1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Code) (725 ILCS 5/115 — 10.1 (West 1998)). For…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. People v. EnochIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
  2. Douglas v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Delaware v. FenstererSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. United States v. OwensSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  5. People v. KlinerIllinois Supreme Court · 1998

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. People v. BryantAppellate Court of Illinois · 2009
  2. People v. JohnsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2009
  3. People v. JohnsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2010
  4. People v. NelsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2013
  5. People v. JohnsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2010

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