People v. MacFarland

After a joint bench trial with codefendant, defendant Andrew MacFarland was convicted of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1(a)) and sentenced to 35 years’ imprisonment. On appeal, defendant asserts that (1) his sixth and fourteenth amendment rights were violated by the admission and use, over objection, of his codefendant’s statement against him where the codefendant did not testify and was not subject to cross-examination; and (2) he was arrested without probable cause where the basis of the arrest was that defendant and codefendant gave conflicting stories regarding their…