People v. Franklin

2026 IL App (2d) 260248

No. 2-26-0248 Opinion filed August 28, 2026 IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS SECOND DISTRICT THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BRANDON C. FRANKLIN, Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kane County. Honorable John A. Barsanti, Judge, Presiding. No. 25-CF-1274 JUSTICE HUTCHINSON delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Presiding Justice Kennedy and Justice Mullen concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION ¶1 Defendant Brandon C. Franklin (currently 19 years old) is charged with first degree murder for shooting a…