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PEOPLE v. TAYLOR

No. 110067.

956 N.E.2d 431 (2011)

353 Ill. Dec. 569

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Teryck TAYLOR, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

October 6, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Madigan , Attorney General, of Springfield, and Michael J. Waller , State's Attorney, of Waukegan ( Michael A. Scodro , Solicitor General, and Michael M. Glick and Retha Stotts , Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, and Patrick Delfino , Lawrence M. Bauer , Marshall M. Stevens and Richard S. London , of the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, of Elgin, of counsel), for the People.

Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Defender, Thomas A. Lilien , Deputy Defender, and Jack Hildebrand , Assistant Appellate Defender, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Elgin, for appellee.

Michael D. Carter , of Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates, of Chicago, for amicus curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.

OPINION

Justice BURKE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 The principal issue presented in this case is whether under the so-called "silent witness" theory, a videotape recording was properly admitted at defendant's trial. The appellate court held that it was not and reversed defendant's conviction for misdemeanor theft. 398 Ill.App.3d 74, 337 Ill.Dec. 658

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