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CITY OF DANVILLE v. HARTSHORN

No. 11395.

131 Ill. App.2d 999 (1971)

268 N.E.2d 878

THE CITY OF DANVILLE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIAM HARTSHORN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

April 16, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Groppi & Daugherty, of Danville, (Gino Groppi, of counsel,) for appellant.

Wright, Young & Wright, of Danville, (M. Eugene Wright, of counsel,) for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE MILLS delivered the opinion of the court:

At first blush it would appear that this case is much ado about nothing. But is it? Is the violation of a municipal ordinance a civil case or a criminal one? If it is civil, is a trial by jury available and do the normal pre-trial discovery procedures apply? If it is criminal, is the right to a jury trial abated under the theory that it is a "petty" matter? Defendant-appellant and...

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