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VILLAGE OF PARK FOREST v. BRAGG

No. 40193.

38 Ill.2d 225 (1967)

230 N.E.2d 868

THE VILLAGE OF PARK FOREST, Appellant, v. JAY D. BRAGG, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied November 27, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

RICHARD W. HALL, Village Prosecutor, and HENRY X. DIETCH, Village Attorney, both of Park Forest, (RICHARD W. HALL, of counsel,) for appellant.

SYDNEY R. DREBIN and MARVIN E. ASPEN, both of Chicago, amici curiae.

HARRY G. FINS, MATHEW L. SALITA, and SIDNEY Z. KARASIK, all of Chicago, other amici curiae.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

This case raises a question of first impression in this court — whether a judge has the power to suspend a penalty he has assessed for the violation of a municipal ordinance. A magistrate of the circuit court of Cook County found the defendant, Jay D. Bragg, guilty of violating two traffic ordinances of the village of Park Forest...

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