Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Felony Murder
(Court opinion corrected 7/6/20.) Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of attempted 1st degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, all related to a shooting. No eyewitnesses identified the shooter, but a surveillance camera mounted on the home where officers eventually found Defendant showed, at time of shooting, young people running, and one appears to have a gun. Court failed to follow protective procedures, mandated by Illinois Supreme Court's 2016 Thompson decision, which court should take before admitting lay identification testimony by a law enforcement officer. (PIERCE and WALKER, concurring.)