People v. Thurow

Defendant Erin Thurow was charged, under sections 9 — 3(a) and (f) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/9 — 3(a), (f) (West 1998)), with involuntary manslaughter of a family or household member. The jury was instructed on the elements of simple involuntary manslaughter (720 ILCS 5/9 — 3(a) (West 1998)), and defendant was found guilty by the circuit court of Will County. At sentencing, the judge determined that defendant was eligible for an enhanced sentence because the victim, Michael Mostowski, was a member of defendant’s household. 720 ILCS 5/9 — 3(f) (West 1998). In the alternative,…