Supreme Court of Illinois

Aggravated possession of a stolen motor vehicle, under the facts, is not a forcible felony under the felony-murder statute, as evidence does not support an inference that defendant contemplated that use of force or violence might be involved in attempting to elude police.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/24/2003
• Published 03/05/2003

Judges

• Justice RARICK delivered the opinion of the court:

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James E. Ryan, Attorney General, Springfield, Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, Chicago (William L. Browers, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, Renee Goldfarb, Kenneth T. McCurry, John E. Nowak and Alan J. Spellberg, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Maria A. Harrigan, Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for appellee.