PEOPLE v. STANCIEL

Nos. 73097, 73184.

606 N.E.2d 1201 (1992)

153 Ill.2d 218

180 Ill.Dec. 124

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Elijah STANCIEL et al. (Violetta Burgos, Appellee). The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Barbara PETERS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

November 19, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roland W. Burris, Atty. Gen., Springfield, and Jack O'Malley, State's Atty., Chicago (Terence M. Madsen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago, and Renee Goldfarb, Randall Roberts, Loren A. Seidner, and Maureen A. Harton, Asst. State's Attys., of counsel), for the People in No. 73097.

Rita A. Fry, Public Defender, Chicago (James H. Reddy, of counsel), for appellee in No. 73097.

Walsh, Neville, Pappas & Mahoney, Chicago (Matthew P. Walsh and J. Mark Lukanich of counsel), for appellant in No. 73184.

Roland W. Burris, Atty. Gen., Springfield, and Jack O'Malley, State's Atty., Chicago (Terence M. Madsen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago and Renee Goldfarb, Randall Roberts, Loren A. Seidner and Maureen A. Harton, Asst. State's Attys., of counsel), for the People in No. 73184.


Justice CUNNINGHAM delivered the opinion of the court:

At issue before us is the interpretation of criminal accountability as found in section 5-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill.Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 38, par. 5-2(c)). Consolidated for purposes of appeal are the cases of People v. Elijah Stanciel and Violetta Burgos, No. 73097 (225 Ill.App.3d 1082, 168 Ill.Dec. 157,

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