People v. Garrett

FIFTH DIVISION March 26, 2010 No. 1-08-3499 PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County. ) v. ) 05 CR 08886 ) SHAWN GARRETT, ) ) Defendant-Appellant. ) Honorable ) Vincent M. Gaughan, ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE LAVIN delivered the opinion of the court: In this case, we consider the appeal of a robbery getaway driver who was convicted of first-degree murder on a theory of accountability after an employee in the targeted store was found shot to death by a gun that was never recovered. Following a jury trial, defendant Shawn Garrett was…