PEOPLE v. ROTA

No. 72-144.

9 Ill. App.3d 754 (1973)

292 N.E.2d 738

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES ROTA, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Rehearing denied March 5, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard T. Savage, of Chicago, for appellant.

David R. Berard, Assistant State's Attorney, of Joliet, for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCOTT delivered the opinion of the court:

James Rota, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, appeals from a conviction of the circuit court of Will County for the crime of obscenity which resulted from his sale of a book entitled "Abducted" in a concession owned and operated by him in the Bluebird Bus Depot in Joliet, Illinois. He was sentenced to pay a fine of $500 and $120 in court costs.

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