Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Evidence
Defendant was convicted, after bench trial, of threatening a public official, and sentenced to 3 years in prison. Considering evidence in light most favorable to the prosecution, no rational trier of fact could find, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Defendant made a "true threat". Defendant's statement to public defender, "I'm gonna get you", was ambiguous as to whether intended meaning was violent or nonviolent retribution, and nothing in context of threat resolves ambiguity.(POPE and STEIGMANN, concurring.)