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PEOPLE v. MESKAN

No. 54839.

132 Ill. App.2d 782 (1971)

270 N.E.2d 636

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIAM T. MESKAN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District.

Rehearing denied June 1, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis V. Morgan, Jr., of Wheaton, for appellant.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (Robert A. Novelle and John Gibaitis, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE McCORMICK delivered the opinion of the court:

On October 17, 1969, William Meskan, defendant, having waived a jury, and acting as his own attorney, was convicted, in a bench trial, of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and driving an automobile at an unreasonable rate of speed. The complaint also charged defendant with drag racing and resisting arrest. The defendant was found guilty of driving at an unreasonable...

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