People v. Palmer

Docket No. 98333. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. NATHAN PALMER, Appellee. Opinion filed January 20, 2006. JUSTICE FITZGERALD delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Justices Freeman, McMorrow, and Kilbride concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justice Garman concurred in part and dissented in part, with opinion, joined by Chief Justice Thomas and Justice Karmeier. OPINION A jury convicted defendant, Nathan Palmer, of eight Class X offenses for actions committed over an approximately two-hour period in the home of…