People v. Rodriguez

Following a jury trial, defendant Leandro Rodriguez was convicted of murder and attempted murder. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of 40 years and 30 years, respectively, in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

On appeal, defendant questions:(1) whether a statement made by him at a prior court proceeding in which he admitted his gang membership was improperly admitted at trial because the prosecutor failed to disclose that statement to the defense during discovery;(2) whether the trial court erred in excluding the statement of an unidentified police officer allegedly made at a pretrial…