People v. Gilmore

I. INTRODUCTION

A jury found defendant, Paul S. Gilmore, guilty of murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(1) (West 2000)), and the trial court sentenced him to 32 years’ imprisonment. On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court erred by (1) admitting, pursuant to the dying declaration exception to the hearsay rule, statements the victim made to police officers while receiving treatment at the hospital and (2) summarily denying his pro se posttrial motion alleging that his trial counsel was ineffective. We affirm the trial court’s decision to admit the victim’s statements but must remand the cause…