People v. Douglas

PRESIDING JUSTICE GALLAGHER

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant Otis Douglas was convicted of home invasion and of the first degree murder of Michael Carter. The trial court imposed an extended-term sentence of 70 years for the murder and a consecutive 30-year term for the home invasion. On appeal, defendant challenges the effectiveness of his trial counsel, contending that his attorneys failed to object to hearsay evidence and did not request an instruction on concealment of a homicide even though counsel conceded that defendant concealed Carter’s death.…