People v. Nooner

2026 IL App (1st) 241030

First District Third Division June 24, 2026 No. 1-24-1030 ) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the Circuit Court ) of Cook County. Plaintiff-Appellee, ) ) No. 14 CR 1175301 v. ) ) The Honorable ESSIE NOONER, ) Patrick K. Coughlin, ) Judge Presiding. Defendant-Appellant. ) ) JUSTICE REYES delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Presiding Justice Martin and Justice Lampkin concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION ¶1 After a jury trial, defendant Essie Nooner was found guilty of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 2014)) and…