People v. McCoy

2026 IL 131565

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. 131565) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. MICHAEL McCOY, Appellant. Opinion filed March 19, 2026. JUSTICE HOLDER WHITE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Neville and Justices Overstreet, Cunningham, and O’Brien concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justices Rochford and Tailor took no part in the decision. OPINION ¶1 In 1989, a jury convicted petitioner, Michael McCoy, of first degree murder and armed robbery for the 1986 killing of Nazih Youssef and robbery of a liquor…