Illinois Supreme Court· 2/3/2005

People v. Collins

Citations

824 N.E.2d 262
214 Ill. 2d 206
291 Ill. Dec. 686
2005 Ill. LEXIS 310

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holding that shooting a firearm into the air in a city neighborhood is a felony offense under Illinois law
noting that \[t]he inherent danger caused by the reckless discharge of a firearm into the air\ is a matter of \common sense\
noting that “[t]he inherent danger caused by the reckless discharge of a firearm into the air” is a matter of “common sense”
stating that, “[b]ecause the construction of a statute is a question of law, the standard of review is de novo”
noting that “[t]he inherent danger caused by the reckless discharge of a firearm into the air” is a matter of “common sense”
examining whether the record demonstrates that an individual, other than the defendant, was in the vicinity of the reckless discharge

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