PEOPLE v. DOWNS

No. 117934.

69 N.E.3d 784 (2015)

2015 IL 117934

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Mark A. DOWNS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied September 28, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Madigan , Attorney General, of Springfield, and Joseph H. McMahon , State's Attorney, of St. Charles ( Carolyn E. Shapiro , Solicitor General, and Michael M. Glick and Katherine M. Doersch , Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, and Patrick Delfino , Lawrence M. Bauer and Jay Paul Hoffmann , 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 Bruce Kirkham , Assistant Appellate Defender, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Elgin, for appellee.


OPINION

¶ 1 Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Kane County, defendant Mark Downs was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to 70 years' imprisonment. On appeal, the appellate court vacated defendant's conviction and sentence and remanded for a...

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