People v. Gil

Following a double jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendants Mynor Gil and George Perez were found guilty of first degree murder. Perez was sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment; Gil was given a 20-year sentence. Defendants filed separate appeals, which this court consolidated. For the following reasons, we affirm.

The records on appeal indicate that following hearings on motions in limine and jury selection, the State called Chicago police officer Paul Velasquez as the first witness at trial. Officer Velasquez testified that on November 21, 1988, he was off duty, driving…