People v. Jordan

Chief Justice Thomas and Justices Freeman, McMorrow, Fitzgerald, Kilbride, and Garman concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

Defendant, Christopher Jordan, was charged in the circuit court of Cook County with endangering the life and health of a child in violation of section 12 — 21.6 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (the Code) (720 ILCS 5/12— 21.6 (West 2002)). Following a bench trial, defendant was found guilty and was placed on three months’ court supervision. He appealed, arguing that (1) the State failed to meet its burden of proving that the child’s life or health was endangered by…