THE PEOPLE v. BROKOWSKI

No. 37061.

25 Ill.2d 497 (1962)

185 N.E.2d 241

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. FRANK BROKOWSKI et al., Plaintiffs in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 28, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOSEPH I. BULGER and G.J. DEVANNA, both of Chicago, for plaintiffs in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, (WILLIAM C. WINES, RAYMOND S. SARNOW and A. ZOLA GROVES, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

The State's Attorney of Du Page County filed an information charging defendants with operating upon the highways a semi-trailer motor vehicle 10,720 pounds in excess of the statutory weight limits. Defendants were tried by the court without a jury. They were found guilty and fined $1072. Although the offense is a misdemeanor, they properly brought the case directly to this court for...

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