eople v. Smith

FOURTH DIVISION

December 15, 2005

1-02-1931

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court of

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County.)

v. ))

ANTOINE SMITH, ) Honorable) Timothy J. Chambers,

Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding.

PRESIDING JUSTICE QUINN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Antoine Smith was charged with three counts of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) through (a)(3) (West 2000)), as well as attempted armed robbery (720 ILCS 5/8-4, 18-2 (West 2000)), in connection with a botched robbery at the Citgo gas station on Green Bay Road in Evanston,…