People v. Gonzalez

Docket No. 108778. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. AURELIA GONZALEZ, Appellee. Opinion filed January 21, 2011. CHIEF JUSTICE KILBRIDE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Justices Freeman, Thomas, Garman, Karmeier, Burke, and Theis concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION The issue in this appeal is whether the State proved beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant “secretly confined” the victim within the meaning of the aggravated kidnapping statute. See 720 ILCS 5/10–1(a)(1), 10–2(a)(2) (West 2006).…