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PEOPLE v. BELK

No. 92937.

784 N.E.2d 825 (2003)

203 Ill.2d 187

271 Ill.Dec. 271

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. John BELK, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

January 24, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Ryan, Attorney General, Springfield, Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, Chicago (William L. Browers, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, Renee Goldfarb, Kenneth T. McCurry, John E. Nowak and Alan J. Spellberg, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Maria A. Harrigan, Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for appellee.

Justice RARICK delivered the opinion of the court:

The sole issue in this case is whether aggravated possession of a stolen motor vehicle can be considered to be a forcible felony for purposes of the felony-murder rule. The defendant, John Belk, stole a van and, while being pursued by police at a high rate of speed, crashed into another vehicle, killing both occupants. Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, Belk was convicted of two counts of...

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