People v. Zurita

PRESIDING JUSTICE GEIGER

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Isaac Zurita, was found guilty of attempted murder (720 ILCS 5/8 — 4(a), 9 — 1 (West 1994)), armed violence (720 ILCS 5/33A — 2 (West 1994)), aggravated battery with a firearm (720 ILCS 5/12 — 4.2(a)(1) (West 1994)), and aggravated discharge of a firearm (720 ILCS 5/24 — 1.2(a)(1) (West 1994)) and sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment. On appeal, the defendant argues that (1) the trial court erred in refusing to admit the prior inconsistent statements of several witnesses as substantive evidence;…