PEOPLE v. SMITH

No. 84047.

701 N.E.2d 1097 (1998)

183 Ill.2d 425

233 Ill.Dec. 823

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Kenny W. SMITH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

October 1, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin J. Ryan, Assistant Appellate Defender, Springfield, for Kenny W. Smith.

State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, Domenica A. Osterberger, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, State's Attorney Will County, Joliet, for the People


Justice MILLER delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Kenny W. Smith, and two codefendants, who are not parties to this appeal, participated in the armed robbery of a Jiffy Lube oil-change service center. Douglas Petan, a Jiffy Lube employee, was shot in the head during the robbery and died as a result of the gunshot wound. Defendant was found guilty of armed robbery and felony murder following a jury trial in the circuit court of Will County.

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