People v. Connolly

Justice Lytton concurred in the judgment and opinion.

Justice Wright dissented, with opinion.

OPINION

After a jury trial, the defendant, Phillip Connolly, was convicted of domestic battery (720 ILCS 5/12 — 3.2(a)(2) (West 2006)) and endangering the life or health of a child (720 ILCS 5/12 — 21.6(a) (West 2006)). The trial court sentenced the defendant to 364 days’ imprisonment. The defendant appealed, contending that his domestic battery conviction must be reversed and his endangering the life or health of a child conviction must be vacated because the trial court improperly admitted a hearsay…