PEOPLE v. REESE

(Docket No. 120011).

102 N.E.3d 126 (2017)

2017 IL 120011

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. Willis REESE, Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied November 20, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Madigan , Attorney General, of Springfield, and Kimberly M. Foxx , State's Attorney, of Chicago ( Alan J. Spellberg , Annette Collins , Eric Leafblad , and Michelle Katz , Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Defender, Patricia Mysza , Deputy Defender, and David T. Harris , Assistant Appellate Defender, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Chicago, for appellee.


OPINION

¶ 1 The primary issue in this appeal is whether the offense of aggravated vehicular hijacking (720 ILCS 5/18-4(a)(3) (West 2006)) requires proof that the defendant took actual physical possession of a vehicle from the driver. We hold that the offense encompasses...

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