People v. Whitmore

2023 IL App (1st) 231807B No. 1-23-1807B Opinion filed December 7, 2023 FIFTH DIVISION IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County. ) v. ) No. 23 CR 544 ) JAMES WHITMORE, ) Honorable ) Steven G. Watkins, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge presiding. PRESIDING JUSTICE MITCHELL delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Justice Lyle and Justice Navarro concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION ¶1 Defendant James Whitmore appeals the circuit court’s September 21, 2023…