People v. King

2020 IL 123926

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. 123926) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. SHADWICK R. KING, Appellee. Opinion filed January 24, 2020. JUSTICE THOMAS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Burke and Justices Kilbride, Garman, Karmeier, Theis, and Neville concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION ¶1 Defendant, Shadwick R. King, was charged with the first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 2014)) of his wife, Kathleen King. Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Kane County, defendant was…