People v. Carey

¶ 1 Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Robert Carey, was convicted of first degree felony murder predicated on attempted armed robbery while armed with a firearm ( 720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(3) (West 2010)). The appellate court reversed defendant's conviction, holding that the indictment failed to specify the predicate offense to the prejudice of defendant. 2016 IL App (1st) 131944 , 407 Ill.Dec. 96 , 62 N.E.3d 341 . This court allowed the State's petition for leave to appeal. Ill. S. Ct. R. 315 (eff. Mar. 15, 2016). We now reverse the judgment of the appellate…