PEOPLE v. BRETON

No. 2-91-0087.

603 N.E.2d 1290 (1992)

237 Ill. App.3d 355

177 Ill.Dec. 916

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Keith M. BRETON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

November 20, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Joseph Weller, Deputy Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Thomas A. Lilien, argued, Asst. Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, Elgin, for Keith M. Breton.

James E. Ryan, Du Page County State's Attorney, Wheaton, William L. Browers, Deputy Director, argued, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, for People.


Justice UNVERZAGT delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Keith Breton, was convicted of solicitation of murder for hire (Ill.Rev. Stat.1989, ch. 38, par. 8-1.2) and sentenced to a term of 30 years' imprisonment following a jury trial in the circuit court of Du Page County.

On appeal, defendant raises the following issues: (1) whether the State failed to prove the "agreement" element of its charge of solicitation of murder for hire; (2) whether the...

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