Appellate Court of Illinois· 8/18/1998

People v. Lake

Citations

697 N.E.2d 1147
298 Ill. App. 3d 50
232 Ill. Dec. 217

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involving a defendant firing a gun into a building he knew was occupied.
general passing comments on the defendant’s actions and consequences of those actions held not to constitute improper consideration of death as aggravating factor
general passing comments on the defendant's actions and consequences of those actions held not to constitute improper consideration of death as aggravating factor
“Intentionally firing a weapon at an occupied building is an act that has a natural tendency to cause death or great bodily harm and is of such a character as to defeat any assertion of recklessness.”
“Intentionally firing a weapon at an occupied building is an act that has a natural tendency to cause death or great bodily harm and is of such a character as to defeat any assertion of recklessness.”

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