People v. Witherspoon

A person who enters the dwelling place of another in violation of a court order thereby enters the dwelling "without authority" under the home invasion statute. The "without authority" element must include the mental state of knowledge. State met its burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that Defendant knew he entered victim's home without authority, as Defendant testified that he knew circuit court ordered him not to entered victim's home and that he violated that order. (KARMEIER, THOMAS, KILBRIDE, GARMAN, THEIS, and NEVILLE, concurring.)