People v. Gabriel

Following a bench trial, defendant was found guilty of aggravated battery with a firearm based on an accountability theory and sentenced to seven years in prison. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) the State failed to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of aggravated battery with a firearm where the identification testimony was unreliable and defendant presented three alibi witnesses; (2) the State failed to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of aggravated battery with a firearm based on an accountability theory; (3) trial counsel was ineffective by failing to file a…