CHIEF JUSTICE KILBRIDE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Justices Freeman, Thomas, Garman, Karmeier, Burke, and Theis concurred in the judgment and opinion. In 2006, the parents of a three-week-old infant had their baby girl with them in a waiting room at Stroger Hospital when this defendant approached them and asked about the child.
JUSTICE KARMEIER delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Kilbride and Justices Freeman, Thomas, Garman, Burke, and Theis concurred in the judgment and opinion. In 2002, a man was beaten to death in Champaign County and this defendant was charged with first degree murder.