People v. Smith

2025 IL 130067

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. 130067) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. MATTHEW SMITH, Appellee. Opinion filed October 2, 2025. JUSTICE O’BRIEN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Theis and Justices Neville, Overstreet, Holder White, Cunningham, and Rochford concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION ¶1 Defendant Matthew Smith appealed his conviction for first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 2012)). The appellate court reversed and remanded for a new trial, finding that the Cook County…