People v. Smith
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE QUINN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant Antoine Smith was charged with three counts of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(1) through (a)(3) (West 2000)), as well as attempted armed robbery (720 ILCS 5/8 — 4, 18 — 2 (West 2000)), in connection with a botched robbery at the Citgo gas station on Green Bay Road in Evanston, Illinois. During the attempted armed robbery, the cashier, James Pappas, was killed. After a jury trial, defendant was convicted of both first degree murder and attempted armed robbery, and sentenced to a term of natural life imprisonment. On…
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