People v. Jefferson

Summary

The court held that the appellate court had jurisdiction to review the State's interlocutory appeal because the trial court's order substantively suppressed evidence. It further held that the jury's negative answer to a sentencing-enhancement special interrogatory did not necessarily determine that Jefferson was not the shooter, so issue preclusion did not bar the State from presenting principal-liability evidence at retrial. The State remains barred from seeking the firearm sentencing enhancement.