People v. Richardson

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

OPINION

Defendant, Andre Richardson, was charged in the circuit court of Cook County with first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 2000)). Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted as charged and sentenced to a prison term of 40 years. The appellate court reversed defendant’s conviction and remanded for a new trial. 376 Ill. App. 3d 537. We allowed the State’s petition for leave to appeal. 177 Ill. 2d R. 315(a). We now reverse the judgment of the…