People v. Alsup

JUSTICE WEXSTTEN

delivered the opinion of the court:

On January 28, 2005, a Madison County jury convicted the defendant, Richard Alsup, of knowing first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(2) (West 2002)), aggravated possession of stolen firearms (720 ILCS 5/16 — 16.1(a)(1) (West 2002)), unlawful possession of weapons by a felon (720 ILCS 5/24 — 1.1(a) (West 2002)), and aggravated possession of a stolen motor vehicle (625 ILCS 5/4— 103.2(a)(7)(A) (West 2002)). On appeal, the defendant argues that the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he committed first-degree murder and that…