People v. Potts

2021 IL App (1st) 161219

FIRST DISTRICT THIRD DIVISION April 28, 2021 No. 1-16-1219 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County. ) v. ) No. 08 CR 06600 ) REGINALD POTTS, ) Honorable ) Thomas V. Gainer, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE ELLIS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Presiding Justice Howse and Justice Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION ¶1 A jury convicted defendant Reginald Potts of the first degree murder of Nailah Franklin. Defendant alleges a vast array of errors,…