People v. Grover

I agree with the majority opinion in all respects except that in my view the three convictions for reckless conduct should be vacated. The State’s reliance on People v. Butler (1976), 64 Ill. 2d 485, 356 N.E.2d 330, and People v. Thomas (1977), 67 Ill. 2d 388, 367 N.E.2d 1281, is misplaced. A careful reading of these cases indicates that the multiple convictions there were not carved from a single act. Rather, they were carved from a series of incidental or closely related acts.

People v. King (1977), 66 Ill. 2d 551, 566, 363 N.E.2d 838, 844, mandates that for one act there can be only one…