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PEOPLE v. PALKES

No. 44010.

52 Ill.2d 472 (1972)

288 N.E.2d 469

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. MELVIN B. PALKES, d/b/a MADISON IRON & METAL COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed October 2, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel), for the People.

MARVIN E. ASPEN and LAWRENCE G. FRETZIN, both of Chicago, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

MR. JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

A criminal complaint was filed in the circuit court of Madison County charging the defendant with having purchased in excess of 50 pounds of copper and failing to report the same in violation of the Copper Purchase Registration Law. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 121 1/2, par. 321 et seq.) Defendant filed a motion to dismiss the complaint...

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