People v. Brown

(Court opinion corrected 7/14/15.) Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of felony murder based on fatal traffic accident occurring while he and co-offender fled from scene of residential burglary. Sufficient evidence to find Defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. During course of commission of residential burglary, Defendant set in motion chain of events that led to fatal car accident while he tried to evade police capture. Defense counsel's decision not to provide definition of foreseeability to jury at its request was sound trial strategy in face of legally sufficient jury instruction and defense theory that jury rely on "common sense". Thus, no ineffective assistance of counsel.(PUCINSKI and LAVIN, concurring.)