Court Opinion

ID: 9716403
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 06:38:07.599841+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:23:45.338076
License: Public Domain

JUSTICE LYTTON, specially concurring: I concur with that part of the majority’s opinion that finds the police had probable cause to arrest the defendants. A person commits attempted armed robbery when, “with intent to commit [armed robbery], he does any act which constitutes a substantial step toward the commission of that offense.” 720 ILCS 5/8 — 4(a) (West 2002). Armed robbery is the taking of property from another person by the use of force or threat of force while armed with a dangerous weapon. 720 ILCS 5/18 — 1(a), 18 — 2(a)(1) (West 2002). Based on the facts recited in the majority opinion (see 355 Ill. App. 3d at 754-55), it was reasonable for the police officers to conclude that defendants’ next action would be to exit the car and rob Mr. Bates. Thus, the officers had probable cause to believe that defendants intended to rob Mr. Bates and had taken a substantial step toward robbing Mr. Bates, committing the offense of attempted armed robbery.