People v. Carter

Illinois Supreme Court
Criminal Court
Motion to Suppress
Citation
Case Number: 
2021 IL 125954
Decision Date: 
Thursday, December 16, 2021
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co.
Holding: 
Appellate court affirmed in part and reversed in part; circuit court affirmed in part and reversed in part.
Justice: 
M. BURKE

Defendant was convicted, after bench trial, of being an armed habitual criminal (AHC). The Terry stop of Defendant was supported by requisite reasonable suspicion, and thus court properly denied Defendant's motion to suppress. Evidence was insufficient to establish Defendant's guilt of AHC. State's proof included no evidence that Defendant's aggravated battery resulted in great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement. (A. BURKE, GARMAN, THEIS, OVERSTREET, and CARTER, concurring; NEVILLE, concurring in part and dissenting in part.)