People v. Foster

I must respectfully dissent since I believe that the majority, while correctly reciting the standard of review in a criminal case, appears to have disregarded the verdict of guilt rendered by the jury in the instant case and has determined de novo whether the evidence sufficiently established the defendant’s guilt.

Admittedly, the evidence presented by the State was circumstantial. However, “there is no legal distinction between direct and circumstantial evidence as to the weight and effect thereof.” (People v. Robinson (1958), 14 Ill. 2d 325, 331, 153 N.E.2d 65, 68.) The majority correctly…