People v. Grayer

Defendant was found guilty of attempted vehicular hijacking. On appeal, defendant challenged the sufficiency of the evidence by arguing that due to his state of voluntary intoxication the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he possessed the specific intent to commit the crime. The supreme court affirmed, holding that while Illinois does not recognize the affirmative defense of voluntary intoxication evidence of voluntary intoxication may be considered when determining whether the defendant had the requisite mental state for specific-intent offenses. The court further held that the evidence was sufficient to prove defendant committed the offense beyond a reasonable doubt. (THEIS, NEVILLE, OVERSTREET, HOLDER WHITE, and CUNNINGHAM, concurring and ROCHFORD, specially concurring)