PEOPLE v. GOKEY

No. 72-97.

9 Ill. App.3d 675 (1973)

292 N.E.2d 734

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. THOMAS A. GOKEY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Rehearing denied March 6, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Devine, of Chicago, for appellant.

William J. Cowlin, State's Attorney, of Woodstock, (John Gorby, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.


Reversed in part; and affirmed in part as modified.

Mr. JUSTICE THOMAS J. MORAN delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury found the defendant, Thomas A. Gokey, guilty of reckless driving, unlawful use of a weapon and bribery. He was sentenced to serve concurrent terms of one year for the weapons offense, 90 days for reckless driving and 2 to 5 years for bribery. His appeal was transferred here by the Supreme Court.

At 3:00 A.M., April 8, 1969, two...

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