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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. LaGrua finds that the trial court properly convicted defendant of murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and other offenses. The trial court correctly admitted a detective's testimony about out-of-court statements made by two witnesses. The testimony did not directly comment on the witnesses' credibility but instead focused on what their demeanors were. Defendant failed to show that his trial counsel was deficient for failing to object to the testimony. Affirmed.
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