People v. Heineman

2023 IL 127854

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. 127854) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. RYAN J. HEINEMAN, Appellant. Opinion filed January 20, 2023. JUSTICE OVERSTREET delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Theis and Justices Neville, Holder White, and Cunningham, concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justices Rochford and O’Brien took no part in the decision. OPINION ¶1 Defendant, Ryan J. Heineman, was the driver in a single-vehicle accident that resulted in the death of his passenger, Tanya McDonough. Following a jury…