People v. Duff

PRESIDING JUSTICE WOLFSON

delivered the opinion of the court:

This case requires us to measure the harm caused by a violation of the defendant’s sixth amendment right to confront witnesses against him.

Following a bench trial, defendant Travis Duff was convicted of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and sentenced to six years’ imprisonment.

Defendant contends: (1) he was denied his constitutional right to confrontation when the court allowed the prosecution to elicit evidence regarding the codefendant’s guilty plea; (2) the court erred by failing to allow defense counsel…