People v. Cardamone

Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Freeman, Thomas, Kilbride, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

Defendant, Michael Cardamone, was convicted of harassment of a witness in violation of section 32 — 4a of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/32 — 4a (West 2004)). The appellate court affirmed defendant’s conviction (379 Ill. App. 3d 656), and defendant appealed to this court. Before this court, defendant argues that the State failed to prove he was guilty beyond a reasonable doubt because it failed to establish that the target of his harassment experienced a…