Supreme Court of Illinois

In convictions for multiple sex offenses where hearsay statements of the victim were admitted after the court declared the victim unavailable to testify, the matter is remanded for further factual determinations where: 1) some of the hearsay testimony as to the victim's statements was testimonial; and 2) it could not be concluded beyond a reasonable doubt that the inadmissible statements did not contribute to the finding of guilt. (Corrected Opinion)

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/19/2007
• Published 04/19/2007

Judges

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Adrienne N. River, Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for appellant., Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield, Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, Chicago (Linda D. Woloshin, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, James E. Fitzgerald, Veronica Calderon Malavia, Annette N. Collins and Susan R. Schierl Sullivan, Assistant Sate's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.