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CITY OF DANVILLE v. HARTSHORN

No. 44368.

53 Ill.2d 399 (1973)

292 N.E.2d 382

THE CITY OF DANVILLE, Appellant, v. WILLIAM HARTSHORN, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 26, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN T. ALLEN, City Attorney, of Danville, for appellant.

No appearance by appellee.

RICHARD W. WALL, of Park Forest, amicus curiae.

Aff'd in pt. and rev. in pt. and rem.

MR. JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

On April 21, 1970, the defendant, William Hartshorn, was convicted in the circuit court of Vermilion County on a charge of having violated an ordinance of the city of Danville (hereafter, the City) which prohibited the hindrance, resistance or obstruction of any city police officer in the discharge of duty. The ordinance resembles...

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