People v. Jung

JUSTICE FREEMAN,

specially concurring:

I concur in the judgment reached by the court today. Nevertheless, I, like Justice McMorrow, believe that the court’s opinion “fails to adequately explain the basis for its judgment.” See 192 Ill. 2d at 17 (McMorrow, J., specially concurring). I base my decision in this case on the reasons set forth in Justice McMorrow’s special concurrence, in which I fully join.

I write separately, however, to provide a more complete picture of the State’s briefing deficiencies as identified in the court’s opinion and in the dissents. I agree with the court that the brief…