People v. Sienkiewicz

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• holding that charges of reckless driving and reckless homicide arose from a single act, even though that act caused harm to citizens generally and to the homicide victim specifically
• holding that charges of reckless driving and reckless homicide arose from a single act, even though that act caused harm to citizens generally and to the homicide victim specifically
• noting that the only difference between reckless homicide and reckless driving is that reckless homicide requires that a death result from the defendant’s conduct while reckless driving does not
• noting that the only difference between reckless homicide and reckless driving is that reckless homicide requires that a death result from the defendant's conduct while reckless driving does not
• noting the mental state for reckless driving and for an offense based on recklessness under the Criminal Code are “equivalent”
• finding defendant’s reckless driving conviction and reckless homicide 10 The parties do not rely on the aggravated battery counts vacated on appeal, so they do not factor into our analysis. - 23 - No. 1-22-1648 charges arose from the same act

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