The testimony of witness at bond hearing who had died subsequent to bond hearing. Further, It was error to admit testimony of witness relating statements by another individual in which the individual admitted that he was the shooter in the murder and that he “got the work” from defendant. Where testimony is presented under statements against interest exception to hearsay rule and statements also implicate defendant, they should be redacted to include only those statements which are solely self-inculpatory. A new trial is required where erroneously admitted testimony became focal point of trial. Read More Below: