People v. Collins

Following a bench trial, defendant was convicted in the circuit court of Cook County of reckless discharge of a firearm. 720 ILCS 5/24 — 1.5 (West 2002). The appellate court reversed defendant’s conviction because it found that the State had failed to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. No. 1 — 02—2704 (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23). We granted the State’s petition for leave to appeal (177 Ill. 2d R. 315) to consider whether the evidence presented at trial demonstrated that defendant endangered the bodily safety of an individual when he fired a 9-millimeter,…