People v. Hudson
Illinois Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Fitzgerald
Chief Justice Thomas and Justices Garman and Karmeier concurred in the judgment and opinion.
Justice Freeman specially concurred, with opinion, joined by Justice Kilbride.
Justice McMorrow dissented, with opinion.
OPINION
Defendant, Lavelle Hudson, and a cofelon robbed a barbershop. Unbeknownst to the cofelons, a plainclothes off-duty policeman was inside receiving a haircut. In resisting the robbery, the policeman shot and killed the cofelon. Defendant was charged with, inter alia, first degree murder, under a felony-murder theory. 720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(3) (West 2002). The parties tendered…
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