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CITY OF CHICAGO v. WISNIEWSKI

No. 42707.

54 Ill.2d 149 (1973)

295 N.E.2d 453

THE CITY OF CHICAGO, Appellee, v. JOSEPH WISNIEWSKI, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed April 2, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

CHESTER A. LIZAK, of Chicago, for appellant.

RICHARD L. CURRY, Corporation Counsel, of Chicago (WILLIAM R. QUINLAN and DANIEL PASCALE, Assistants Corporation Counsel, of counsel), for appellee.

Judgment reversed.

MR. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury in the circuit court of Cook County found the defendant, Joseph Wisniewski, guilty of the offenses of resisting arrest and assault in violation of the Municipal Code of Chicago, and he was fined $100 for each offense. He has appealed directly to this court. The principal issues raised on appeal concern the delay in bringing the defendant to trial and the adequacy of the sanction...

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