People v. Harris

2025 IL 130351

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. 130351) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. RALPH HARRIS, Appellee. Opinion filed April 24, 2025. CHIEF JUSTICE THEIS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Justices Overstreet, Holder White, Cunningham, and Rochford concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justice O’Brien dissented, with opinion. Justice Neville took no part in the decision. OPINION ¶1 At issue in this case is whether the appellate court has jurisdiction to consider the merits of the State’s appeal from a Cook County circuit…