People v. Joiner

2024 IL 129784

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. 129784) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. ANTUAN JOINER, Appellant. Opinion filed May 23, 2024. CHIEF JUSTICE THEIS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Justices Neville, Overstreet, Holder White, Cunningham, Rochford, and O’Brien concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION ¶1 Following a 2014 bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant Antuan Joiner was convicted of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 2012)) and two counts of attempted murder (id. § 8-4(a)). The…