Illinois Supreme Court
People v. Conway
May 18, 2023468 Ill. Dec. 240
Summary
The court held that the evidence was sufficient to prove Conway guilty of being an armed habitual criminal because the eyewitness identification and circumstantial evidence supported a finding that he possessed the firearm. It also held that the trial court's comments about the police officer's training and attention reflected a credibility determination rather than impermissible judicial bias. The court affirmed the sufficiency ruling, reversed the new-trial ruling, and remanded for consideration of Conway's remaining claims.