PEOPLE v. GARRETT

No. 1-08-3499.

928 N.E.2d 531 (2010)

PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Shawn GARRETT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

Rehearing Denied April 13, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anita Alvarez, State's Attorney, Chicago, IL (James E. Fitzgerald, Marie Q. Czech, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel) for Plaintiff-Appellee, People.

Josh M. Friedman, The Law Offices of Josh Friedman, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant, Shawn Garrett.


Justice LAVIN delivered the opinion of the court:

In this case, we consider the appeal of a robbery getaway driver who was convicted of first-degree murder on a theory of accountability after an employee in the targeted store was found shot to death by a gun that was never recovered. Following a jury trial, defendant Shawn Garrett was found guilty and sentenced to 36 years' imprisonment. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable...

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