People v. Batinich

PRESIDING JUSTICE CERDA

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, the defendant, John Batinich, was convicted of committing the offense of delivery of a controlled substance (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 561/2, par. 1401(a)(2)) and was sentenced to a six-year term in the Department of Corrections. On appeal, the defendant contends that: (1) he was denied a fair trial when hearsay statements were made suggesting his involvement in other crimes; (2) the use of such hearsay statements implicating him in other crimes denied him his sixth amendment right to confront witnesses; (3) the…