People v. Smith

2019 IL 123901

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket Nos. 123901, 123902) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. STEVIE SMITH, Appellee. —THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. JERRY BROWN, Appellee. Opinion filed September 19, 2019. JUSTICE THEIS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Karmeier and Justices Thomas, Kilbride, Garman, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justice Neville took no part in the decision. OPINION ¶1 Following simultaneous but severed bench trials in the circuit court of Cook County,…