People v. Sanchez

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Angel T. Sanchez, was convicted of attempt (first degree murder) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, pars. 8 — 4(a), 9 — 1(a)(1)) and sentenced to 50 years’ imprisonment. On appeal, defendant argues (1) the introduction of and repeated reference to an out-of-court statement made by codefendant Jose Sanchez denied defendant his right to confront a witness against him, and (2) his 50-year sentence is disproportionate to the 30-year sentence imposed upon the codefendant. We disagree and affirm.

In March 1988, defendant and the codefendant were charged with…