People v. Pryor

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Phabian Pryor, was convicted of aggravated vehicular hijacking (720 ILCS 5/18—4(a)(4) (West 2002)) and vehicular hijacking (720 ILCS 5/18—3(a) (West 2002)). The trial court sentenced defendant to two concurrent prison terms of nine years. Defendant now appeals, presenting the following issues for our review: (1) whether the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant was armed with a firearm; (2) whether the trial court erred in failing to properly respond to a note that the jury sent out during its…